Fey

Fey describes someone who seems touched by otherworldly knowledge or approaching death—a strange, ethereal quality suggesting they can see beyond ordinary perception.

The word carries connotations of doom or fate: She had a fey look about her, as if she knew something terrible was coming.

In Scottish tradition, being fey meant sensing one's own imminent death.

The word also describes someone delicate, whimsical, or unconventional in an elfin way: His fey humor didn't translate well to American audiences.