Associations to the word «Peri»

Wiktionary

PERI, noun. (Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being; from Persian mythology and the folklore of neighboring nations.

Dictionary definition

PERI, noun. A beautiful and graceful girl.
PERI, noun. (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne