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fey

fey

9.9
Seeming strange and a little like someone from a fairy story
  • adjective
  • /feɪ/
  • Literature
translation icon : mágico
  • The forest felt fey, as if it were alive with secrets waiting to be uncovered.

Examples

  • Her fey manner and whimsical outfits made her stand out in the crowd.

  • The artist's work had a fey quality that captivated everyone who saw it.

  • As Curius did, and who are never fey.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • So it has this deep, dark undercurrent that's really messed up alongside a standard cadre of wonderful Tina Fey surreal jokes.

Synonyms

magical
vsfey
156 3.8

Having powers that people say come from witches or wizards

is more about odd, otherworldly charm than direct supernatural force
mystical
vsfey
106 7.1

Having a spiritual quality that feels beyond normal understanding

is more quirky and oddly charming than deeply spiritual
mystic
vsfey
35 8.1

Having a strong spiritual quality or seeming mysterious

is more playful and slightly unreal rather than religiously deep
weird
vsfey
  • Literature
25 3.8

Strange in a way that seems caused by ghosts or spirits

is more eccentric and slightly unreal rather than simply uncanny
witchy
vsfey
  • Informal
5 6.1

Having a strange, magical feel that seems dark or mysterious

is more subtly eccentric and otherworldly rather than plainly magical
elfin
vsfey
  • Literature
3 7.7

Being small and delicate in a charming, fairy-like way

is more uncanny and otherworldly rather than merely small and charming
phantasmic
vsfey
  • Literature
9.7

Having a quality like a dream or a ghost that seems unreal

is more livingly strange and eccentric rather than merely illusory
witchlike
vsfey
8.7

Like a person who uses magic and looks frightening

is more faintly strange and quirky rather than overtly craft related
eldritch
vsfey
  • Archaic
9.9

Strange and frightening in a way that seems supernatural

is more whimsical and slightly unreal rather than eerie or scary

Antonyms

ordinary
683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

mundane
80 4.3

Ordinary daily things or events that are not special and often feel boring

How Otherworldly

supernatural
115 6.7
eerie
91 5.1
fey
  • Literature
9.9
odd
798 1.0

Surface Forms

fey positive

Etymology

The word fey comes from an old English word that meant 'fated' or 'doomed', and later it became linked with the world of fairy folk. So, to call someone fey today is to say they seem slightly strange, magical, or not quite of this world.