pixie Synonyms & Antonyms
What Is Another Word for Pixie?
Other words for pixie include brownie, fair and gnome.
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Pixie as a Noun
A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
A cute, petite woman with short hair.
An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome.
A butterfly of the genus Melanis.
Ellipsis of pixie cut.
↑ Joseph Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary, Vol. IV, 1903.
↑ Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, 1850, p. 298.
↑ William Dwight Whitney, The Century Dictionary, 1895.
Pixie in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
pixie (plural pixies)
Words That Rhyme With Pixie
Origin of Pixie
Uncertain; 17thC, originally in the folklore of southwest England; perhaps diminutive of dialectal Swedish pysk (“fairy”)[1], though the transmission of a Swedish dialect term to southwest Britain is unexplained; perhaps Puck (“Robin Goodfellow”) + -sy;[2][3] see Wikipedia.
Pixie at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈpɪksi// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Meaning | A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature |
| Synonyms | brownie, fair and gnome |
| Plural | pixies |
How Do You Say Pixie?
You say pixie as //ˈpɪksi//. It has 1 syllable.