Wisp vs. Fairy

Wispnoun

A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.

‘A wisp of smoke rose from the candle for a few moments after he blew it out.’; ‘A wisp of hair escaped her barrette and whipped wildly in the wind.’;

Fairynoun

The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.

Wispnoun

A whisk, or small broom.

Fairynoun

A mythical being with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, and revered in some modern forms of paganism.

Wispnoun

A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.

Fairynoun

An enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm.

Wispnoun

An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul.

Fairynoun

A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

Wispnoun

(uncountable) A disease affecting the feet of cattle.

Fairynoun

A member of two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.

Wispverb

To brush or dress, as with a wisp.

Fairyadjective

Like a fairy; fanciful, whimsical, delicate.

Wispverb

To rumple.

Fairynoun

Enchantment; illusion.

‘The God of her has made an end,And fro this worlde's fairyHath taken her into company.’;

Wispverb

(intransitive) To produce a wisp, as of smoke.

Fairynoun

The country of the fays; land of illusions.

‘He [Arthur] is a king y-crowned in Fairy.’;

Wispnoun

A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance.

‘In a small basket, on a wisp of hay.’;

Fairynoun

An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon.

‘The fourth kind of spirit [is] called the Fairy.’; ‘And now about the caldron sing,Like elves and fairies in a ring.’;

Wispnoun

A whisk, or small broom.

Fairynoun

An enchantress.

‘No goblin or swart fairy of the mineHath hurtful power over true virginity.’;

Wispnoun

A Will-o'-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus.

‘The wisp that flickers where no foot can tread.’;

Fairyadjective

Of or pertaining to fairies.

Wispverb

To brush or dress, an with a wisp.

Fairyadjective

Given by fairies; as, fairy money.

Wispverb

To rumple.

Fairynoun

small, human in form, playful, having magical powers

Wispnoun

a small tuft or lock;

‘wisps of hair’;

Fairynoun

offensive terms for an openly homosexual man

Wispnoun

a small person;

‘a mere wisp of a girl’;

Fairynoun

a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one

‘fairy gold’; ‘she believed she had had fairies at the bottom of her garden’;

Wispnoun

a small bundle of straw or hay

Fairynoun

a Central and South American hummingbird with a green back and long tail.

Wispnoun

a flock of snipe

Fairynoun

a male homosexual.

Fairy

A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, German, English, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural. Myths and stories about fairies do not have a single origin, but are rather a collection of folk beliefs from disparate sources.