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Definitions: Pixie |
PixieNoun1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous. 2. Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: PixieSynonyms: brownie (n), elf (n), gremlin (n), hob (n), imp (n), pixy (n), pyxie (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Pixie |
| English words defined with "pixie": Pixies. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Uh, is my carton of Pixie Sticks in? (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Pixie dust? (Return to Never Land; writing credit: J.M. Barrie; Carter Crocker) Heaven could be like the pixie fairies of bubblegum forrest. (South Park; writing credit: Rocco Siffredi) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Pixie & Dixie (1958) | |
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Theater & Movies | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Pixie [sic]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Pixie" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 76.09% of the time. "Pixie" is used about 46 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 76.09% | 35 | 58,339 |
| Noun (proper) | 23.91% | 11 | 106,044 |
| Total | 100.00% | 46 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "pixie": pixie-faced, pixie-like. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
pixie | 625 | pixie wood | 13 |
pixie bob | 100 | dixie pixie | 13 |
pixie hair cut | 97 | pixie technology | 13 |
picture pixie | 62 | cut hair pixie style | 12 |
pixie tattoo | 62 | pixie place | 11 |
hair pixie style | 61 | fairy pixie | 11 |
pit pixie | 48 | pixie bob kitten | 10 |
cut pixie | 40 | driver monitor pixie | 10 |
pixie bob cat | 35 | fairy picture pixie | 10 |
dust pixie | 30 | art pixie | 10 |
braid pixie | 24 | pixie press | 9 |
pixie monitor | 23 | pit pixie scrabble | 9 |
pixie stick | 20 | pixie weather | 9 |
pic pixie | 17 | lily pixie | 9 |
cut hair picture pixie | 17 | pixie stix | 8 |
fairy pixie tattoo | 16 | land pixie | 8 |
pixie frog | 15 | erotic pixie | 8 |
pixie story | 15 | excellence java pixie | 8 |
erotic pixie story | 14 | monster pixie rancher | 8 |
hair pixie | 13 | erotic free pixie story | 8 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "pixie"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عابث (frivolous, frolicsome, pixy, sporty, trifling), جنية (fairy, fay, hag, pixy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | skřítek (elf, elves, gnome, Goblin, gremlin, hobgoblin, imp, manikin, pixy, pygmy, sprite). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | lutin (pixy), fée (pixy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Elfe (elf, elfin, fairy, sprite). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tündér (elf, Faerie, fairy, Fay, genie, pixy, sprite, sylph, urchin), kobold (boggard, boggle, bogle, bogy, flibbertigibbet, goblin, hobgoblin, pixy, puck, sprite). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | folletto (bogy, elf, elfin, Goblin, gremlin, hobgoblin, imp, pixy, sprite), fata (fairy, leprechaun, pixy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | trollag (dwarf, elf, gnome, puck, sprite, troll). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ixiepay principal (boss, broad, Cardinal, central, chief, essential, firm in one's principles, first, flyer, forename, head, high, highlight, keynote, king, leading, main, major, major domo, master, parent company, preparative, primal, principal, slip on, substantial), duende (Bogle, elf, elfin, hob, hobgoblin, imp, leprechaun, pixy, spirit, sprite). (various references) чудище (behemoth, pixy). (various references) duendecito (pixy). (various references) tomtenisse, alf (elf). (various references) peri (elf, Faerie, faery, fairy, Fay, genie, Peri, pixy, spirit, sprite). (various references) фея (elfin, fairy, pixy, sprite), ельф (pixy, sprite). (various references) tiên (fairy, pixy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "pixie": pixieish, pixies. (additional references) | |
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"Pixie" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cixi, paxi, paxy, pcx, pexi, pexil, pexy, pieia, pinie, pisie, Pitie, pixa, pixe, pixet, pixi, pixid, pixied, pixien, pixil, pixim, pixis, pixle, Pixon, Pixote, Pixtex, poxi, poxie, puxy, Pxi, Pykie. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pixie" (pronounced pi"ksē) |
| 4 | -i" k s ē | Nixie. |
| 3 | -k s ē | apoplexy, boxy, doxie, doxy, epoxy, folksy, foxy, galaxy, heterodoxy, hydroxy, maxi, Moxie, orthodoxy, oxy, proxy, sexy, taxi, waxy. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-i-p-x" | |
-2 letters: pie, pix. | |
-3 letters: ex, pe, pi, xi. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-i-p-x" | |
+1 letter: pixies. | |
+3 letters: epitaxic, expiries, expiring, explicit, pixieish, pixiness, spinifex. | |
+4 letters: epistaxis, epitaxial, epitaxies, epoxidize, excipient, expiating, expiation, explicits, peroxidic, pixilated, preexilic, prefixing, premixing, priedieux. | |
+5 letters: amphimixes, epoxidized, epoxidizes, excipients, expediting, expedition, expiations, expiration, explaining, explicitly, exploiting, exploitive, expositing, exposition, expositive, inexpiable, inexpiably, inexplicit, maxilliped, peroxiding, pixillated, pixinesses, postexilic, pyridoxine, sphinxlike, spinifexes. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 69 78 69 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .. -..- .. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01101001 01111000 01101001 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P i x i e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0069 0078 0069 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5075907571 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation; Arabies, arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabský, arabština, arábiskt, arabialainen, arabe, Arabysk, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, arabo, 아라비아, Arabish, arabir, arabic, арабский, Arapi, arapski, árabe, arabisk, าษาหรืออักขระอาหรับ, เกี่ยวกับอาระเบีย, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський, tiếng A-rập, thuộc A-rập, for Arabic; Tsjeggies, Tsjeg, çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, Checu, чешки, Sekoslovakyano, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, tjekkiskt, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tsjechysk, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, 체", Sheckagh, Sheckish, Czech, chèc, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка, người Séc tiếng Séc, for Czech; Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, فرنسي, اللغة الفرنسية, الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French; Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German; Hongaars, Hongaar, hungarez, الهنغاري, مجري, هنغاري, المجري, اللغة الهنغارية, Húngaru, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, Hungaryan, 匈牙利語 , 匈牙利语, maïarský, maïar, maïarština, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Hongaarsk, ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, ongrés, ungureşte, ungur, limba maghiarã, unguresc, maghiar, limba ungarã, венгр, венгерский, mađarski, mađar, mađarski jezik, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорка, угорський, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri, for Hungarian; Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, شخص إيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, الإيطالي, إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian; gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manský, manština, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, Manninish, Manninagh, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man dili, man adası, менський діалект, менський, for manx; Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese; Russies, Rus, الروسية, روسي, اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; Sweeds, suedez, اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish; Turks, turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, Turcu, турски, турски език, Turko, 土耳其, 土耳其語 , tureètina, turecký, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, turc, Turksk, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türk, türkçe, турецька мова, турецький, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ, for Turkish; 乌克兰, for Ukranian; Vietnamees, vietnamez, vietnamisht, виетнамски език, виетнамски, Vietnamis, 越南語 , 越南 , 越南语, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamec, vietnamština, vietnameser, vjetmanskt, vietnamilainen, vietnamien, Fjetnameesk, vietnamese, vietnamesisch, Vietnamesin, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, ベトナ 人 , ベトナ じ", 트남, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnam, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt, for Vietnamese; 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