sugar plum fairy

Christmas ballet sprite

The Sugar Plum Fairy is a character from Tchaikovsky's ballet *The Nutcracker*, ruling the Land of Sweets and dancing one of the most famous solos in classical ballet.

Outside the ballet, the term sometimes describes someone ethereal, delicate, or whimsically feminine: She floated through the party like some sugar plum fairy.

Related

dance · magical · twirl · prima ballerina · wand · tutu · sparkle · sugarplum · candy · confection · enchanted · delicate · pirouette · snowflakes · dreamland · Clara · celesta · twinkling

Opposites
moral/magical nature

sugar plum fairyevil fairy

Malicious supernatural trickster

dark fairy · Maleficent · witch · demon · goblin

aesthetic quality

sugar plum fairymonster

Frightening imaginary creature

beast · grotesque · brute · gargoyle · ogre

emotional tone

sugar plum fairyboogeyman

Frightening figure for children

Krampus · specter · phantom · demon · horror

Family

sugar, plum, fairy, sugars, sugared, sugary, sugariness, sugaring, plums

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G