Synonyms of fay

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adjective

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as in playful

given to good-natured joking or teasing

with her slight build and perky manner, the actress was usually cast as the fay young woman who charms all the men in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playful
• elfish
• merry
• larky
• mischievous
• coltish
• frolicsome
• amusing
• sportful
• antic
• lively
• entertaining
• goofy
• frisky
• sportive
• pixie
• happy
• rollicking
• delightful
• silly
• kittenish
• pleasing
• gay
• coy
• energetic
• frolic
• jocund
• fun
• whimsical
• knavish
• rascally
• enjoyable
• pixy
• impish
• sprightly
• roguish
• joking
• pleasant
• spirited
• trifling
• jocose
• lighthearted
• teasing
• devilish
• frivolous
• spunky
• jesting
• prankish
• vivacious
• diverting
• dabbling
• jocular
• pleasurable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earnest
• solemn
• dutiful
• stern
• responsible
• sombre
• serious
• grim
• sober
• grave
• sobersided
• somber
• stolid
• proper
• formal
• starchy
• serious-minded
• stuffy
• priggish
• staid
• guarded
• decorous
• restrained
• sedate
• inhibited
• no-nonsense

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• earnest
• solemn
• dutiful
• stern
• responsible
• sombre
• serious
• grim
• sober
• grave
• sobersided
• somber
• stolid
• proper
• formal
• starchy
• serious-minded
• stuffy
• priggish
• staid
• guarded
• decorous
• restrained
• sedate
• inhibited
• no-nonsense

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fay

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noun

as in fairy

an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers

in the tale a fay appears in the form of a beautiful and serene woman with an angelic air and a billowy gown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fairy
• elf
• faerie
• goblin
• faery
• dwarf
• pixie
• sprite
• gnome
• troll
• pixy
• kobold
• gremlin
• leprechaun
• brownie
• puck
• hobgoblin
• nixie
• changeling
• hag
• imp
• banshee
• kelpie
• little people
• ghoul
• ogre