fey
Strangely otherworldly quality
Fey describes someone with an otherworldly, ethereal quality—strange in a way that suggests connection to the supernatural or fairy realm.
A fey mood or fey behavior is whimsical, dreamy, or mysteriously detached from ordinary reality.
In older usage, fey meant fated to die or marked by a strange exaltation preceding death.
The modern sense emphasizes enchanted strangeness rather than doom: She had a fey quality that made her seem not quite of this world.
Tiny magical creature
- pixieTiny magical troublemaker
- elvenOf the fair folk
- nymphNature spirit or larva
- sylphGraceful, slender woman
changeling · faerie · puck · will-o'-the-wisp · whimsical · woodland · enchanted · glamoured
Destined to fail
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- fatalisticBelieving events are inevitable
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
- destinedFixed by fate
condemned · inevitable · tragic · ominous · foreboding · bleak · grim · marked
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- strangeUnusual or unfamiliar
- peculiarStrangely unusual
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
quirky · otherworldly · dreamy · distracted · abstracted · touched · moonstruck · elfin
Imaginative planner of futures
- propheticForetelling future events
- oracularProphetically ambiguous
- precognitiveKnowing future events beforehand
- psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
seer · intuitive · prescient · touched · strange · knowing · uncanny · mysterious
Seemingly not earthly
- unearthlySupernatural or eerie
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- phantasmalLike an apparition
transcendent · celestial · ineffable · numinous · spiritual · wraithlike · luminous · diaphanous
sprite
Tiny magical creature
sylph · changeling · faerie · puck · will-o'-the-wisp · whimsical · woodland · enchanted · glamoured · trickster
ill-fated
Destined to fail
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- fatalisticBelieving events are inevitable
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
destined · condemned · inevitable · tragic · ominous · foreboding · bleak · grim · marked · portentous
whimsical
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- strangeUnusual or unfamiliar
- peculiarStrangely unusual
unconventional · quirky · otherworldly · dreamy · distracted · abstracted · touched · moonstruck · elfin · wispy
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- propheticForetelling future events
- oracularProphetically ambiguous
- precognitiveKnowing future events beforehand
psychic · seer · intuitive · prescient · touched · strange · knowing · uncanny · mysterious · gifted
otherworldly
Seemingly not earthly
phantasmal · transcendent · celestial · ineffable · numinous · spiritual · wraithlike · luminous · diaphanous · intangible
feysane
Mentally healthy, clearheaded
rational · stable · level-headed · lucid · grounded
feyrobust
Strong and durable
down-to-earth · plain · straightforward · blunt · rough-hewn