Fay vs. Fey

Fay vs. Fey — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Fay and Fey

Fayverb

To fit.

Feyadjective

About to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death.

Fayverb

To join or unite closely or tightly.

Feyadjective

(obsolete) Dying; dead.

Fayverb

To lie close together.

Feyadjective

Possessing second sight, clairvoyance, or clairaudience.

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Fayverb

To fadge.

Feyadjective

Overrefined, affected.

Fayverb

(dialectal) To cleanse; clean out.

Feyadjective

Strange or otherworldly.

Fayadjective

Fitted closely together.

Feyadjective

Spellbound.

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Fayadjective

Fairy like.

Feyadjective

Magical or fairylike.

Fayadjective

White; white-skinned.

Feynoun

Fairy folk collectively.

Faynoun

A fairy.

Feyadjective

slightly insane

Faynoun

A white person.

Feyadjective

suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness;

thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightningthe fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday