In Old and Middle English it meant "feeble" or "sickly." Those meanings turned out to be fey themselves, but the word lived on in senses related to death, and because a wild or elated …

If you describe someone as fey, you mean that they behave in a shy, childish, or unpredictable way, and you are often suggesting that this is unnatural or insincere.

Affected & insincere (Definition of fey from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Having or displaying an otherworldly, magical, or fairylike aspect or quality: "She's got that fey look as though she's had breakfast with a leprechaun" (Dorothy Burnham).

FEY definition: doomed; fated to die. See examples of fey used in a sentence.

Nov 23, 2025 · fey (comparative feyer or more fey, superlative feyest or most fey) Magical or fairylike.

Definition of fey adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Elizabeth Stamatina " Tina " Fey (/ feɪ / ⓘ; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. Known for her comedic roles in sketch comedy, television and film, Fey …

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective fey, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Strange or unusual in any of certain ways, as, variously, eccentric, whimsical, visionary, elfin, shy, otherworldly. Having or displaying an otherworldly, magical, or fairylike aspect or quality. Fairy …