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tale vs fairy story

fairy story vs tale

tale and fairy story both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tale Yes No No No
fairy story Yes No No No
As nouns, fairy story is a hyponym of tale; that is, fairy story is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tale:
  • tale: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
  • fairy story: a story about fairies; told to amuse children
As nouns, fairy story is a hyponym of tale; that is, fairy story is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tale:
  • tale: a trivial lie
  • fairy story: an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
Other hyponyms of tale include cock-and-bull story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance.
tale (noun) fairy story (noun)
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program a story about fairies; told to amuse children
a trivial lie an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
Difference between tale and fairy story

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