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fiends

fiends is the plural of fiend.

fiends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fiend.

Meaning of fiend

Noun

fiend (plural fiends)

  1. A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
    • what God or Feend, or ſpirit of the earth,
      Or Monſter turned to a manly ſhape,
      Or of what mould or mettel he be made, […]c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    monster
  2. A very evil person.
    Synonyms:
    monster, hellhound
  3. (obsolete) An enemy; a foe.
    • We waited for our fiend to arrive.
  4. (archaic, capitalized, sometimes, religious) The enemy of mankind, specifically, the Devil; Satan.
    • He proffered a pact to Satan, calling upon the Fiend and working himself into a frenzy - but his infernal majesty failed to respond.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 119
  5. (informal) An addict or fanatic.
    • dope fiend

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Phrases with fiends

Questions about fiends

What is fiends the plural of?
Fiends is the plural of fiend.

Words near fiends in the dictionary

  1. fiendliness
  2. fiendling
  3. fiendlings
  4. fiendly
  5. fiendom
  6. fiends
  7. fiendship
  8. fiendy
  9. Fiene
  10. Fienen
  11. Fienes

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