folletto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fairy noun A small, magical being of human shape, often shown with wings in folklore and fiction.
- goblin noun In traditional folklore, a small, ugly magical creature that lives in dark places and is usually unkind or troublesome, similar to an evil elf or demon.
- imp noun A small, mischievous supernatural creature, like a minor demon.
- Pixie noun A small, mischievous fairy-like creature in folklore.
- trickster noun A mythological or folklore figure who uses cunning and mischief to outwit authority or other characters.
Senses
folletto is used for these senses in English:
- fairy (mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.
- goblin (fantasy) A malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.
- imp (chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.]
- pixie (mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
- trickster (mythology, literature) Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and play tricks and pranks on others with their acts of trickery; any similar figure in literature.
goblin — full definition
- noun In traditional folklore, a small, ugly magical creature that lives in dark places and is usually unkind or troublesome, similar to an evil elf or demon.
- noun In modern fantasy stories, a strong, aggressive and very ugly human-like creature, often grouped with orcs and trolls.
- noun Short for goblin shark.
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