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.

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

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).

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

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 …

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

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

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.

marked by an apprehension of death, calamity, or evil. supernatural; unreal; enchanted: elves, fairies, and other fey creatures. being in unnaturally high spirits, as were formerly thought to …