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

The self-promotion, Seelie thinks, is somewhat boastful, and he wonders, is it worth it?

From The Daily Beast

There were, as in all communities, a good and a bad section, known as the "seelie" and the "unseelie court."

From Project Gutenberg