fey

fey

fated to die soon; under a spell; enchanted; whimsical; otherworldly
Not to be confused with:fay – a fairy

fey

F0057600 (fā)adj.1. a. Overrefined, exaggerated, or affected: "She said the word in a deliberately fey and pretentious manner, striking a pose" (Jenefer Shute).b. Effeminate: "a fey snap of the wrist" (Michael Eric Dyson).2. a. Having or displaying an otherworldly, magical, or fairylike aspect or quality: "She's got that fey look as though she's had breakfast with a leprechaun" (Dorothy Burnham).b. Having visionary power; clairvoyant.c. Appearing touched or crazy, as if under a spell.3. Scots a. Fated to die soon.b. Full of the sense of approaching death.

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[Middle English feie, fated to die, from Old English fǣge.]

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fey′ly adv.

fey

(feɪ) adj1. interested in or believing in the supernatural2. attuned to the supernatural; clairvoyant; visionary3. chiefly Scot fated to die; doomed4. chiefly Scot in a state of high spirits or unusual excitement, formerly believed to presage death[Old English fæge marked out for death; related to Old Norse feigr doomed, Old High German feigi] ˈfeyness n

fey

(feɪ)

adj. 1. whimsical; strange: a fey manner. 2. supernatural; enchanted: elves and other fey creatures. 3. appearing to be under a spell; visionary. 4. Chiefly Scot. doomed. 5. being in an unnaturally excited state of mind, once thought to portend death. [before 900; Middle English; Old English fǣge doomed to die; c. Old Saxon fēgi, Old High German feigi, Old Norse feigr]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fey - slightly insane touchedinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	2.	fey - suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"; "the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brownelfinsupernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"

fey

adjectiveHaving, brought about by, or relating to supernatural powers or magic:magic, magical, talismanic, thaumaturgic, thaumaturgical, theurgic, theurgical, witching, wizardly.

Translations

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