fairyland noun 3adjective 1forms 1 noun3 •The land or abode of fairies.These fairy-lands are only seen by very pious people or by those who are gifted with second sight, when in danger of their lives at sea, and they appear where at other times no land is to be found. — 1886 •Any place of great natural beauty, or having a magical atmosphere.After months of darkness, mud and shuttered shops, what a delight to see gay streets filled with stores, all gorgeous in a Christmas fairyland of decoration. — 2005 •Synonym of dreamland (“ideal but unrealistic fantasy world”). adjective1 •Having qualities ascribed to fairies and their realm; fanciful, delicate, surreal, or diminutive.The children built a fairyland cottage out of gingerbread, decorated with gumdrops and peppermint sticks. formsfairylands
