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Fey

/feɪ/

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

📖 Definitions of "Fey"

adjective
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Dying; dead.

  3. 3

    Possessing second sight, clairvoyance, or clairaudience.

  4. 4

    Overrefined, affected.

🔄 Synonyms of "Fey"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
supernaturalnounAbove nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
elfinnounResembling an elf or elves, especially in tiny size or features.
insaneExhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
touchedEmotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).

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WordDefinition
insaneExhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
touchedEmotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
supernaturalnounAbove nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
elfinnounResembling an elf or elves, especially in tiny size or features.
faynounA fairy.
enchantedCharmed, delighted, enraptured.
fatefraught(archaic, rare) fateful
fatiferous(formal, obsolete) Fate-bringing; deadly; destructive.
deathy(archaic, poetic) Relating to death.
moribundnounA person who is near to dying.
ill-fatedunlucky; doomed.
deadlyCausing death; lethal.
fatalCausing death or destruction.
dyingverbApproaching death; about to die; moribund.
fatallObsolete spelling of fatal. [(rare, archaic) Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.]
fearsomefrightening, especially in appearance.
afaint(archaic, poetic) fainting
defunctive(archaic) funereal or deathly
funestnoun(now rare) Causing death or disaster; fatal, catastrophic; deplorable, lamentable.
unfain(archaic) Not fain; sorrowful; sorry.

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