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ALL meanings of fey

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  • adjective fey British Dialect. doomed; fated to die. 1
  • adjective fey Chiefly Scot. appearing to be under a spell; marked by an apprehension of death, calamity, or evil. 1
  • adjective fey supernatural; unreal; enchanted: elves, fairies, and other fey creatures. 1
  • adjective fey being in unnaturally high spirits, as were formerly thought to precede death. 1
  • adjective fey whimsical; strange; otherworldly: a strange child with a mysterious smile and a fey manner. 1
  • noun fey Giving an impression of vague unworldliness. 1
  • noun fey Fairy folk collectively. 0
  • adjective fey (dialectal or archaic) About to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death. 0
  • adjective fey (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Dying; dead. 0
  • adjective fey (chiefly Scotland) possessing second sight, clairvoyance, or clairaudience. 0
  • adjective fey overrefined, affected. 0
  • adjective fey Strange or otherworldly. 0
  • adjective fey Spellbound. 0
  • adjective fey Magical or fairylike. 0
  • adjective fey If you describe someone as fey, you mean that they behave in a shy, childish, or unpredictable way, and you are often suggesting that this is unnatural or insincere. 0
  • adjective fey interested in or believing in the supernatural 0
  • adjective fey attuned to the supernatural; clairvoyant; visionary 0
  • adjective fey fated to die; doomed 0
  • adjective fey in a state of high spirits or unusual excitement, formerly believed to presage death 0
  • adjective fey fated; doomed to death 0
  • adjective fey in an unusually excited state, formerly believed to portend sudden death 0
  • adjective fey strange or unusual in any of certain ways, as, variously, eccentric, whimsical, visionary, elfin, shy, otherworldly 0
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