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# pixie

noun (a pixie, pixies); adjective-like (a pixie cut)

«pixie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small make-believe creature in stories, like a tiny elf or fairy with pointed ears, who loves mischief. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/#m1)
2. (informal) A small, lively, cheeky child or person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/#m2)
3. A «pixie cut» or «pixie hat» is a very short hairstyle or a pointed hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories pixies live in woods and gardens, play tricks, hide things or grant wishes; they are fantasy, not real. In Cornwall and other old tales of England they belong to folklore. In everyday life «pixie cut» is a hairstyle. In maths stories pixies may share acorns or gems equally. Phrases: «pixie dust», «pixie cut», «pixie hat».

### Examples

- A tiny pixie hid in the flowerpot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/#x1)
- The pixies played tricks on the farmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/#x2)
- She got a pixie cut at the hairdresser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/#x3)
- 5 pixies shared 20 berries equally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/#x4)
- Grandma knitted me a red pixie hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/#x5)
- Peter Pan uses fairy dust, not pixie dust! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/#x6)
- My little sister is a real pixie, always dancing about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/#x7)

### Note

Plural: pixies. Pixies are not real — fantasy only. Similar creatures: fairy, elf, imp, goblin, brownie. Sometimes spelled «pixy».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pixie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pixie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pixie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pixie.html) on Mova free.