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fey

UK
/feɪ/
US
/feɪ/

Translations

feynoun
feys
pl
UK
/feɪ/
US
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Used in folklore/fantasy to denote a fairy or the fairy folk collectively.
féeSens de folklore : être surnaturel ou personnage féerique.
Legends tell of the fey who dance in the woods on midsummer night.
Les légendes racontent les fées qui dansent dans les bois la nuit de la Saint-Jean.
Synonyms
doomed soul
fae
fairy
faerie
elf
sprite
pixie
pixy
brownie
changeling
sidhe
nymph
sylph
doomed one
feyadjective
feyer
Comp.
feyest
Super.
UK
/feɪ/
US
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funesteAu sens de « marqué par un pressentiment de mort ou de malheur ». Littéraire.
He had a fey look about him, as if he knew something terrible was about to happen.
Il avait un air funeste, comme s’il savait qu’une chose terrible allait se produire.
féeriqueAu sens de « magique », « irréel », « digne d’un conte ».
The garden had a fey charm, with its twinkling lights and whimsical decorations.
Le jardin avait un charme féerique, avec ses lumières scintillantes et ses décorations fantaisistes.
fantasqueAu sens de « bizarre », « excentrique », parfois avec une nuance de dérèglement mental léger.
After weeks alone in the cabin, he grew fey, muttering to unseen companions.
Après des semaines seul dans la cabane, il devint fantasque, marmonnant à des compagnons invisibles.
Additional translations
excentriqueVariante plus neutre que « fantasque » selon le contexte.
Synonyms
otherworldly
dreamy
fairy-like
elfin
whimsical
magical

Definitions

feynoun
A fairy or other supernatural being of folklore; the fair folk collectively.
Legends tell of the fey who dance in the woods on midsummer night.
feyadjective
Having an otherworldly, magical, or fairy-like quality.
The garden had a fey charm, with its twinkling lights and whimsical decorations.
Appearing to be under a spell or having a supernatural aura.
Her fey demeanor made everyone feel as if she could see into the future.
Marked by a sense of impending doom or death.
He had a fey look about him, as if he knew something terrible was about to happen.
Displaying eccentric, whimsical, or slightly mad behaviour; touched.
After weeks alone in the cabin, he grew fey, muttering to unseen companions.
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