FEY
elfin, fey
(adjective) 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 Brown
fey, touched
(adjective) slightly insane
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Fey (plural Feys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fey is the 9108th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3588 individuals. Fey is most common among White (94.26%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Fye, fye
Etymology 1
Adjective
fey (comparative more fey, superlative most fey)
(dialectal, archaic or poetic) About to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death.
(obsolete) Dying; dead.
(chiefly, Scottish, Irish) Possessing second sight, clairvoyance, or clairaudience.
Overrefined, affected.
Strange or otherworldly.
Spellbound.
Etymology 2
Adjective
fey (comparative more fey, superlative most fey)
Magical or fairylike.
Noun
fey pl (plural only)
Fairy folk collectively.
Synonyms
• See fairy
Anagrams
• Fye, fye
Source: Wiktionary
Fey, a. Etym: [AS. f, Icel. feigr, OHG. feigi.]
Definition: Fated; doomed. [Old Eng. & Scot.]
Fey, n. Etym: [See Fay faith.]
Definition: Faith. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Fey, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Feague.]
Definition: To cleanse; to clean out. [Obs.] Tusser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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