dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/fay_MW.json
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{
"fay":{
"antonyms":[
"antic",
"coltish",
"elfish",
"frisky",
"frolicsome",
"larky",
"playful",
"rollicking",
"sportful",
"sportive"
],
"definitions":{
": fairy , elf":[],
": faith":[],
": ofay":[],
": resembling an elf":[],
": to fit or join closely or tightly":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"with her slight build and perky manner, the actress was usually cast as the fay young woman who charms all the men in town"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1927, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fai, fei , from Anglo-French feid, fei \u2014 more at faith":"Noun",
"Middle English faie , from Anglo-French fee \u2014 more at fairy":"Noun",
"Middle English feien , from Old English f\u0113gan ; akin to Old High German fuogen to fit, Latin pangere to fasten \u2014 more at pact":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"brownie",
"dwarf",
"elf",
"faerie",
"faery",
"fairy",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070300",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}