Fay and Somber

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Fay adjective - Given to good-natured joking or teasing.

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

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Somber is an antonym for fay.

Nearby Word: faye

Somber adjective - Being without light or without much light.

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Fay is an antonym for somber.

Nearby Words: sombre, somberly

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Somber and Fay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fay/somber

Fay & Somber. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fay/somber>.

Somber or Fay. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fay/somber.

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