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What is the difference between fairy and pixie ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between fairy and pixie ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Pretty much the same thing. I think a pixie might be even smaller than a fairy. But essentially they mean the same
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@WillJames So the only possible difference is the size, then. Would you say “tinker bell” is a fairy or a pixie? Thank you very much for your answer.
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Hi, they are considered the same nowadays, but in folklore were quite different.
Pixies - small, pointed ears and hats, not human like, poorly dressed, mischievous and played tricks on people.
Fairies - taller, human like, well dressed and elegant, wise and helpful.
Hope that helps :)
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@lisakshearer Thank you. Fairy, pixie, trickster and elf are all translated as the same word into my language, but I have been told that they are all quite different from each other. Thank you very much for you explanation.
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