fairy dust
Enchanted sparkly particles
Fairy dust is the magical powder that fairies supposedly sprinkle to enable flight or grant wishes—a staple of children's stories, especially Peter Pan.
Figuratively, fairy dust is any element that transforms something ordinary into something special: The director sprinkled some fairy dust on the script.
It can also suggest illusory or wishful thinking: No amount of fairy dust will fix this budget.
Decorative metallic flecks
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- twinkleShine with flickering light
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
- sparkleEmit flashing light
iridescence · luminescence · phosphorescence · scintillation · gleam · radiance · sheen · luster
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- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- charmAttractive personal quality
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
- wandThin ceremonial stick
sorcery · incantation · conjuration · bewitchment · hex · talisman · amulet · spellcasting
Tiny magical troublemaker
- spriteTiny magical creature
- elfSmall magical creature
- nymphNature spirit or larva
- sylphGraceful, slender woman
gnome · dryad · fae · folklore · legend · fantasy · Titania · Oberon
Filmy, delicate material
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- featherlightExtremely light, weightless-feeling
fine · sheer · powdery · fragile · airy · translucent · dainty · floating
Playful, capricious quality
- playfulInclined toward fun
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
lighthearted · mischievous · impish · frolicsome · storybook · make-believe · childlike · wonder
glitter
Decorative metallic flecks
sparkle · iridescence · luminescence · phosphorescence · scintillation · gleam · radiance · sheen · luster · glint
spell
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- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- charmAttractive personal quality
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
wand · sorcery · incantation · conjuration · bewitchment · hex · talisman · amulet · spellcasting · glamour
pixie
Tiny magical troublemaker
sylph · gnome · dryad · fae · folklore · legend · fantasy · Titania · Oberon · changeling
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
featherlight · fine · sheer · powdery · fragile · airy · translucent · dainty · floating · scattered
whimsy
Playful, capricious quality
capricious · lighthearted · mischievous · impish · frolicsome · storybook · make-believe · childlike · wonder · imagination
- ___ dustsawdust, stardust
- Fairiesfaeries, good folk, wee folk, good people, Tinker Bell
- fairy artsprite art, enchanted forest, enchanted realm
- fairy magicglamour, enchantment, changelings, sparkles, wand
- fairy godmother spellsbibbidi bobbidi boo, pumpkin carriage, glass slippers, magic words
- magical substancesmana, ichor, ambrosia, nectar, ether
fairy dustreality
What actually exists
hard science · physics · natural law · empiricism · materialism
fairy dusttruth
Accordance with reality
harsh reality · cold truth · brutal honesty · hard facts · reality check
dust, fairy, fairyland, fairies, faerie, fairylike, fay, faery