1. Having a strange, otherworldly, or magical quality; appearing delicate and ethereal.
2. Fated to die soon; having a premonition of one's own death.
Usage: archaic or literary

Examples

• The actress had a fey quality that made her seem almost not of this world.
• The old mansion had a fey atmosphere, with its dusty rooms and strange shadows.
• She wore a fey expression, as if she could see something no one else could.
• The forest felt fey and enchanted in the moonlight.
• In the legend, the warrior had a fey sense that his final battle was approaching.
• The dancer moved with fey grace across the stage.