"fae" meaning in English

See fae in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fae [comparative], most fae [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} fae (comparative more fae, superlative most fae)
  1. Alternative spelling of fey (“magical, fairylike”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fey (extra: magical, fairylike)
    Sense id: en-fae-en-adj-Flrycs-n

Noun

Forms: fae [plural], faes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|fae|+}} fae (countable and uncountable, plural fae or faes)
  1. Alternative spelling of fey (“fairy folk”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: fey (extra: fairy folk)
    Sense id: en-fae-en-noun-CvgN2Rj-

Pronoun

Forms: fae [oblique], faer [adjective, possessive], faers [possessive, pronoun, without-noun], faerself [reflexive]
Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||oblique|fae|possessive adjective|faer|possessive pronoun|faers|reflexive|faerself|||||||||head=}} fae (oblique fae, possessive adjective faer, possessive pronoun faers, reflexive faerself), {{en-pron|oblique|fae|possessive adjective|faer|possessive pronoun|faers|reflexive|faerself|gender=neuter}} fae (oblique fae, possessive adjective faer, possessive pronoun faers, reflexive faerself)
  1. (rare, nonstandard, neologism) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they, and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she. Tags: neologism, nonstandard, rare Categories (topical): Non-binary Derived forms: faeling, genderfae Related terms: faerie
    Sense id: en-fae-en-pron-Xf8hoPfH Disambiguation of Non-binary: 12 18 70 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, English third person pronouns, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 31 55 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 12 27 61 Disambiguation of English third person pronouns: 12 18 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 13 32 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 32 56

Inflected forms

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