What does afairyist mean?
Afairyist means (very rare, humorous) A person who does not believe in fairies..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(very rare, humorous) A person who does not believe in fairies..
But consider this: your typical atheist does not believe in fairies, goblins, sprites, water nymphs, demons, angels, ghosts or elves either. Why not call him an 'afairyist', or an 'agoblinist', or an 'anymphist', and so endlessly on?
Nobody can actually say for certain that anything doesn't exist, but I'm an atheist in the same way as I am an aleprechaunist and an afairyist and an apinkunicornist.
Use afairyist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Afairyist means (very rare, humorous) A person who does not believe in fairies..
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But consider this: your typical atheist does not believe in fairies, goblins, sprites, water nymphs, demons, angels, ghosts or elves either. Why not call him an 'afairyist', or an 'agoblinist', or an 'anymphist', and so endlessly on?
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