Definition of Pixie

1. Noun. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous.

Exact synonyms: Brownie, Elf, Gremlin, Hob, Imp, Pixy
Category relationships: Folklore
Generic synonyms: Faerie, Faery, Fairy, Fay, Sprite
Specialized synonyms: Leprechaun, Sandman

2. Noun. Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas.
Exact synonyms: Pixy, Pyxidanthera Barbulata, Pyxie
Group relationships: Genus Pyxidanthera, Pyxidanthera
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Definition of Pixie

1. Proper noun. A female nickname, also used as a formal given name. ¹

2. Proper noun. Air Niugini ¹

3. Noun. A playful sprite, elflike or fairy-like creature. ¹

4. Noun. (slang) a cute, petite woman with short hair ¹

5. Noun. (astronomy meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pixie

1. pixy [n -S] : PIXIEISH [adj] - See also: pixy

Medical Definition of Pixie

1. Origin: For Pucksy, from Puck. 1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. Alternative forms: picksy. 2. A low creeping evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata), with mosslike leaves and little white blossoms, found in new Jersey and southward, where it flowers in earliest spring. Pixy ring, a fairy ring or circle. Pixy stool, a toadstool or mushroom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pixie

pixelation
pixelation ratio
pixelations
pixeled
pixelisation
pixelization
pixelizations
pixelized
pixellate
pixellated
pixellates
pixellating
pixelled
pixels
pixes
pixie (current term)
pixie dust
pixieish
pixieishly
pixielike
pixies
pixilated
pixilation
pixilations
pixillated
pixiness
pixinesses
pixmap
pixmaps
pixy

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