Nouns ending in -ée are usually feminine.
The suffix often marks a duration or contents.
Je ne crois pas aux contes de fées.
I don't believe in fairy tales.
La fée a changé le prince en chat.
The fairy changed the prince into a cat.
Ses pas étaient aussi légers qu'une fée.
Her footsteps were as light as a fairy's.
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