pixy

Small magical trickster

A pixy is a small supernatural creature of English folklore, especially associated with Cornwall and Devon.

Pixies are mischievous sprites said to lead travelers astray or play pranks on households.

The word is interchangeable with pixie, though pixy is the older spelling: The garden was decorated with pixy statues.

fairy

sprite

Tiny magical creature

  • elfSmall magical creature
  • nymphNature spirit or larva
  • sylphGraceful, slender woman

dryad · naiad · brownie · leprechaun · puck · changeling · fae · faerie · woodland · ethereal

mischief

prankster

Someone who plays tricks

playful · naughty · cheeky · roguish · sly · wily · rascal · scamp · knavish · teasing

magic

enchantment

Magical influence over someone

  • spellArrange letters correctly
  • charmAttractive personal quality
  • glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness

bewitchment · illusion · vanishing · invisibility · transformation · dust · sparkle · glimmer · twinkle · supernatural

folklore

Cornish

Of southwestern peninsula

tale · myth · lore · superstition · changeling · fairy ring · standing stones · moorland · will-o-wisp · haunted

tiny

diminutive

Very small, or nickname form

miniature · petite · pocket-sized · pint-sized · teensy · itty-bitty · Lilliputian · dainty · delicate · small

Opposites
size/scale

pixygiant

Being of huge size

titan · colossus · ogre · behemoth · troll

moral disposition/nature

pixydemon

Malevolent supernatural being

devil · goblin · fiend · monster · wraith

ontological status

pixyhuman

Homo sapiens individual

mortal · person · man · woman

Phrases
Family

pixie, pixel, pixels, pixies

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G