seelie

/ ˈsiːlɪ /

plural noun

1. good benevolent fairies

adjective

1. 1. of or belonging to the seelie
   2. good and benevolent like the seelie

      seelie wights

Word History and Origins

Origin of seelie¹

an earlier form of silly

Example Sentences

Photographer Tod Seelie captures the eeriness of the deserted Las Vegas Strip, closed down for the first time since the Kennedy assassination.

From The Guardian

The uniting of the Seelie Courts, the Unseelie Courts, and the wild fey, under one crown.

From Literature

Maybe you’ll return to warring with smaller Seelie and Unseelie Courts.

From Literature

“Seelie Court, twilight folk, come forward and anoint your prince,” Val Moren says.

From Literature

A motley group still fills the hall: glittering Seelie and terrifying Unseelie; the wild fey that seldom leave their hills, rivers, or grave mounds; goblins and hags; pixies and phookas.

From Literature