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fairyland

/ˈfeərilænd/noun

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परीलोक, परियों का देश

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    an imaginary place where fairies live

    परीलोक, परियों का देश

    • The children's play was set in fairyland.
    • The garden lit with lamps looked like a fairyland.
    • The theme park looks like a fairyland for children.
    + 2 more examples
    • In her dream, she walked through a fairyland of flowers.
    • The story takes the reader to a fairyland beyond the clouds.
  2. 2

    [sing.]

    a beautiful, attractive or magical place

    परीलोक जैसी सुंदर जगह, स्वप्नलोक

    • On Diwali night the whole city becomes a fairyland of lights.
    • In winter the valley is a white fairyland.
    • The decorated street was a fairyland of colourful lights.
    + 2 more examples
    • Snow turned the mountain village into a fairyland.
    • Tourists call the lake at sunrise a fairyland.

    Synonyms wonderland paradise dreamland

§Structures (grammar patterns) 3

fairyland (uncountable / countable noun)

It is one word, usually without 'a' for the imaginary world, but 'a fairyland' for a place that seems magical.

यह एक शब्द है; कल्पित दुनिया के लिए सामान्यतः 'a' नहीं लगता, पर जादुई जैसी जगह के लिए 'a fairyland' आता है।

  • In the story, the child enters fairyland through a mirror.
  • The decorated street looked like a fairyland.

look like / become a fairyland

Used figuratively for a beautiful place, with 'look like', 'seem' or 'turn into'.

सुंदर जगह के लिए लाक्षणिक रूप में यह 'look like', 'seem' या 'turn into' के साथ आता है।

  • Srinagar in snow seems a fairyland.
  • At night the city turns into a fairyland of lights.

fairyland of + noun

Use 'of' to say what makes it magical: a fairyland of lamps and flowers.

यह बताने के लिए कि क्या उसे जादुई बनाता है, 'of' का प्रयोग होता है: a fairyland of lamps and flowers।

  • The palace was a fairyland of silk and gold.
+Collocations 3

adjective + fairyland

magicalsnowyglitteringenchantedwinter

  • The valley turned into a snowy fairyland after the first snowfall.

verb + fairyland

enterlook likebecomedream oftransform into

  • The children dreamt of a fairyland full of sweets.

fairyland of + noun

lightsflowerscoloursnowlanterns

  • Diwali turns the market into a fairyland of lights.
“More examples 5
  • The hill station looked like a fairyland in the morning mist.

सुबह की धुंध में पहाड़ी स्थल परीलोक जैसा लग रहा था।

  • Radhika's imagination took her to a fairyland of her own.

राधिका की कल्पना उसे अपने ही परीलोक में ले गई।

  • The festival ground was a fairyland for children.

त्योहार का मैदान बच्चों के लिए परीलोक था।

  • The book describes a fairyland ruled by a kind queen.

पुस्तक एक ऐसे परीलोक का वर्णन करती है जिस पर एक दयालु रानी शासन करती है।

  • After the rain, the garden shone like a fairyland.

बारिश के बाद बगीचा परीलोक की तरह चमक रहा था।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The garden looked like a fairy land.

✓ The garden looked like a fairyland.

Fairyland is written as one word.

Fairyland एक शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है।

✗ Kashmir is a fairyland in the earth.

✓ Kashmir is a fairyland on earth.

The fixed phrase is 'on earth', not 'in the earth'.

निश्चित वाक्यांश 'on earth' है, 'in the earth' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words name wonderful or imagined places.

ये शब्द अद्भुत या कल्पित स्थानों को बताते हैं।

fairyland

An imaginary home of fairies, or a place that seems magical.

परियों का कल्पित घर, या जादुई सी लगने वाली जगह।

  • The lit-up bridge looked like fairyland.

wonderland

A place full of marvels, as in a famous children's tale.

आश्चर्यों से भरी जगह, जैसे प्रसिद्ध बाल कथा में।

  • The toy fair was a wonderland for children.

paradise

A place of perfect happiness or beauty; also heaven.

पूर्ण सुख या सुंदरता की जगह; स्वर्ग भी।

  • Goa is a paradise for beach lovers.