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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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