Meanings
fady1
adjectivefady (comparative more fady, superlative most fady)
comparative more fady · superlative most fady
- archaicrarefaded
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 […]
1764, William Shenstone, Unconnected Thoughts on Gardening (1764)
fady2
nounfady (uncountable)
- uncountableA system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar.
adjectivefady (not comparable)
- not comparableTaboo, or forbidden, under the fady system.
Origin
fady · noun, adjective
- Malagasyfady
- Englishfady
Borrowed from Malagasy fady.
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APA
fady. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fady
MLA
“fady.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fady. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fady,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fady.
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