fey

Definition of Fey in English :

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Adjective

1. fey, touched

slightly insane

touched

2. elfin, fey

suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness

Example Sentences:
'thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning'
'the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fey

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adjective

1.

interested in or believing in the supernatural

2.

attuned to the supernatural; clairvoyant; visionary

3. mainly Scottish

fated to die; doomed

4. mainly Scottish

in a state of high spirits or unusual excitement, formerly believed to presage death

Fey

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adjective

1. Chiefly Scottish

a.

fated; doomed to death

archaic except in Scottish usage

b.

in an unusually excited state, formerly believed to portend sudden death

2.

strange or unusual in any of certain ways, as, variously, eccentric, whimsical, visionary, elfin, shy, otherworldly

Fey

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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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