Definitions for fey
feɪfey

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fey, touched(p)adjective

   slightly insane

2. elfin, feyadjective

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. feynoun

   Fairy folk collectively.

2. feyadjective

   Magical or fairylike.

3. feyadjective

   Strange or otherworldly.

4. feyadjective

   Spellbound.

5. feyadjective

   About to die; fated; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death.

6. feyadjective

   Dying; dead.

7. Etymology: From fey, from fæge, from faigijaz, from pAik-. Akin to fegi whence veeg, feigi whence feige, feigr whence the Icelandic feigur, fah. More at foe.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Feyverb

   To cleanse a ditch of mud.

   Etymology: veghen, Dutch.

   Such muddy deep ditches and pits in the field,
   That all a dry Summer no water will yield,
   By feying and casting that mud upon heaps,
   Commodities many the husbandman reaps. Thomas Tusser, Husband.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fey

   "Fey" is an adjective that primarily means giving an impression of vague unworldliness or being eccentric and slightly strange. In older English literature, it is also used to describe someone or something as having supernatural, magical, or fairylike qualities. Additionally, it can indicate a person or creature is doomed or marked by a sense of approaching death.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Feyadjective

   fated; doomed

2. Feynoun

   faith

3. Feyverb

   to cleanse; to clean out

4. Etymology: [See Fay faith.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fey

   Fey is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop artist that became a pop teen idol for her country in the mid-1990s.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fey

   Fay, fā, adj. doomed, fated soon to die, under the shadow of a sudden or violent death—often marked by extravagantly high spirits. [M. E. fay, fey—A.S. fǽge, doomed; cf. Dut. veeg, about to die.]

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1. fey

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2. FEY

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fey is ranked #9108 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fey surname appeared 3,588 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Fey.
   
   94.2% or 3,382 total occurrences were White.
   2.5% or 92 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 39 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.7% or 25 total occurrences were Black.
   0.2% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce fey?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fey in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fey in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fey in a Sentence

1. George Schlatter:

   He had a whimsical, fey sense of humor and he brought a lot to 'Laugh-In' in the way of thoughts, words and jokes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fey
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fey
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fey
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fey
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fey
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fey
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html