FAIRYTALE

story about fairies: a story for children about fairies or other imaginary beings and events, often containing a moral message

FAIRY-TALE

from fairy tale: derived from or typical of a fairy tale

fortunate and happy: like something from a fairy tale, especially in being fortunate, happy, or extravagantly beautiful

FAIRY

small supernatural creature: an imaginary supernatural being, usually resembling a small person, with magic powers. In folklore, fairies may be kindly or malicious.

FAERIE

fairyland: the world of the fairies, or fairyland

[Late 16th century. Mock-medieval alteration of fairy]

DREAMS

sequence of mental images during sleep: a sequence of images that appear involuntarily to the mind of somebody who is sleeping, often a mixture of real and imaginary characters, places, and events

daydream: a series of images, usually pleasant ones, that pass through the mind of somebody who is awake


something hoped for: something that somebody hopes, longs, or is ambitious for, usually something difficult to attain or far removed from present circumstances

something beautiful: somebody or something that seems particularly good-looking or wonderful