fady

English

Etymology 1

From fade +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪdi/

Adjective

fady (comparative more fady, superlative most fady)

1. (archaic, rare) faded
   • 1764, William Shenstone, Unconnected Thoughts on Gardening (1764):

     A straight-lined avenue, that is widened in front, and planted there with yew trees, then firs, then with trees more and more fady, till they end in the almond-willow, or silver osier, will produce a very remarkable deception of the former kind […]

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malagasy fady.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfædi/, /ˈfɑːdi/

Noun

fady (uncountable)

1. A system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar.

Adjective

fady (not comparable)

1. Taboo, or forbidden, under the fady system.

Malagasy

Noun

fady

1. taboo, fady

Descendants

• → English: fady