Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fairy lights

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: fairy -lights
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Small electric lights on a strand which are used decoratively, especially on Christmas trees.

Australian usage; British usage

Example Sentences

"Through the trees ahead came odd strains from the dance band in the Casino, and now I could see many twinkling fairy lights and detect moving figures."
"I managed to put quite a lot of small baubles on the top of the tree that way and helped drape the long string of fairy lights around it, […]"
"A constant, slightly defocused, dinner party with relaxed glamorous friends, carrying on just outside the kitchen door, under the fairy lights."

Usage

Australian usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

fairy light (singular)

Synonyms

Christmas lights

Questions

What does fairy lights mean?: Small electric lights on a strand which are used decoratively, especially on Christmas trees.

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