WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pix•y  (pik′sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. pix•ies, adj. 
  1. Mythologypixie.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pix•ie or pix•y /ˈpɪksi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. pix•ies, adj. 
n. [countable]
  1. Mythologya fairy, esp. one who enjoys playing tricks.
  2. a playful person.

adj. 
  1. Also, ˈpix•ie•ish, ˈpix•y•ish. playful or enjoying playing tricks.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pix•ie  (pik′sē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythologya fairy or sprite, esp. a mischievous one.
  2. a small, pert, or mischievous person.

adj. 
  1. Also, pix′ie•ish, pix′y•ish. playfully impish or mischievous;
    prankish:pixie mood; a pixie sense of humor.
  • 1620–30; origin, originally dialect, dialectal (SW England) pixy, pigsy, pisky; origin, originally uncertain

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pixie, pixy / ˈpɪksɪ/ (pixies)
  1. (in folklore) a fairy or elf
Etymology: 17th Century: of obscure origin
'pixy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fairy - pixie

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