Synonyms for fey

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fey

Phonetic Transcription : feɪ

Définition of fey

Origin : "of excitement that presages death," from Old English fæge "doomed to die, fated, destines," also "timid, feeble;" and/or from Old Norse feigr, both from Proto-Germanic *faigjo- (cf. Old Saxon fegi, Old Frisian fai, Middle Dutch vege, Middle High German veige "doomed," also "timid," German feige "cowardly"), from PIE *peig- "evil-minded, hostile" (see foe). Preserved in Scottish. Sense of "displaying unearthly qualities" and "disordered in the mind (like one about to die)" led to modern ironic sense of "affected."

adj elflike

Example sentences :

I think I must be fey to-day; you cannot irritate me even when you try.
Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various

I'm 'fey' to-day, as the Scotch say, and must 'dree my weird'.
Extract from : « A harum-scarum schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil

"You're 'fey,' child," she said, as she helped her out of the dandy.
Extract from : « Captain Desmond, V.C. » by Maud Diver

Into his mind, involuntarily, came the awesome Scotch word “fey.”
Extract from : « The Mistress of Shenstone » by Florence L. Barclay

"The man is fey," said the Duke to himself, listening with a startled gravity.
Extract from : « Doom Castle » by Neil Munro

Blue is the colour of youth, and all the blue flowers have a "fey" look.
Extract from : « The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy » by John Galsworthy

Isbel Beattie was "fey," they said, and would take no advice.
Extract from : « Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City » by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

As for Jessie, the Scotch servant, she shook her head, and said the master was fey.
Extract from : « A Terrible Temptation » by Charles Reade

"Surely the master is fey," whispered Gwenoch in fear to the chaplain.
Extract from : « Hereward, The Last of the English » by Charles Kingsley

Telford stared at me, and muttered, 'The lad's fey, as they used to say in the North.'
Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland » by Various

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