Word Study
fey
CIDE DICTIONARY
fey, a. [AS. f, Icel. feigr, OHG. feigi.].
Fated; doomed. [1913 Webster]
fey, n. [See Fay faith.].
Faith. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
fey, v. t. [Cf. Feague.].
To cleanse; to clean out. Tusser. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fey, adj.
1 a strange, other-worldly; elfin; whimsical. b clairvoyant.
2 Sc. a fated to die soon. b overexcited or elated, as formerly associated with the state of mind of a person about to die.
1 a strange, other-worldly; elfin; whimsical. b clairvoyant.
2 Sc. a fated to die soon. b overexcited or elated, as formerly associated with the state of mind of a person about to die.
Derivative
feyly adv. feyness n.
Etymology
OE f{aelig}ge f. Gmc
THESAURUS
fey
abnormal, anomalous, arcane, crank, crankish, cranky, crotchety, deviant, deviative, different, divergent, dotty, eccentric, eerie, erratic, esoteric, exceptional, extramundane, extraterrestrial, flaky, freakish, funny, hypernormal, hyperphysical, idiocratic, idiosyncratic, irregular, kinky, kooky, maggoty, mysterious, numinous, nutty, occult, odd, oddball, otherworldly, peculiar, preterhuman, preternatural, preternormal, pretersensual, psychic, queer, quirky, screwball, screwy, singular, spiritual, strange, superhuman, supernatural, supernormal, superphysical, supersensible, supersensual, supramundane, supranatural, transcendental, transmundane, twisted, unconventional, unearthly, unhuman, unnatural, unworldly, wacky, whimsicalROGET THESAURUS
fey
Pain
N mental suffering, pain, dolor, suffering, sufferance, ache, smart, passion, displeasure, dissatisfaction, discomfort, discomposure, disquiet, malaise, inquietude, uneasiness, vexation of spirit, taking, discontent, dejection, weariness, anhedonia, annoyance, irritation, worry, infliction, visitation, plague, bore, bother, botheration, stew, vexation, mortification, chagrin, esclandre, mauvais quart d'heur, care, anxiety, solicitude, trouble, trial, ordeal, fiery ordeal, shock, blow, cark, dole, fret, burden, load, concern, grief, sorrow, distress, affliction, woe, bitterness, heartache, carking cares, heavy heart, aching heart, bleeding heart, broken heart, heavy affliction, gnawing grief, unhappiness, infelicity, misery, tribulation, wretchedness, desolation, despair, extremity, prostration, depth of misery, nightmare, ephialtes, incubus, pang, anguish, agony, torture, torment, purgatory, hell upon earth, iron age, reign of terror, slough of despond, peck of troubles, ills that flesh is heir to, miseries of human life, unkindest cut of all, sufferer, victim, prey, martyr, object of compassion, wretch, shorn lamb, in pain, in a state of pain, full of pain, suffering, pained, afflicted, worried, displeased, aching, griped, sore, on the rack, in limbo, between hawk and buzzard, uncomfortable, uneasy, ill at ease, in a taking, in a way, disturbed, discontented, out of humor, weary, heavy laden, stricken, crushed, a prey to, victimized, ill-used, unfortunate, to be pitied, doomed, devoted, accursed, undone, lost, stranded, fey, unhappy, infelicitous, poor, wretched, miserable, woe-begone, cheerless, careworn, concerned, sorry, sorrowing, sorrowful, cut up, chagrined, horrified, horror-stricken, in grief, plunged in grief, a prey to grief, in tears, steeped to the lips in misery, heart-stricken, heart-broken, heart-scalded, broken-hearted, in despair, the iron entered into our soul, haeret lateri lethalis arundo, one's heart bleeding, down, thou climbing sorrow, mirth cannot move a soul in agony, nessun maggior dolere che ricordarsi del tempo fel, sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier th, the Niobe of Nations.For further exploring for "fey" in Webster Dictionary Online
