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- [fee-lahyn]
- /ˈfi laɪn/
- /ˈfiː.laɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fee-lahyn]
- /ˈfi laɪn/
Definitions of feline word
- adjective feline belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae. 1
- adjective feline catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family: a feline tread. 1
- adjective feline sly, stealthy, or treacherous. 1
- noun feline an animal of the cat family. 1
- noun feline A cat or other member of the cat family. 1
- adjective feline relating to cats 1
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Origin of feline
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < Latin fēl(ēs) (see Felis) + -ine1; compare Late Latin fēlīneus of a wild cat
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Parts of speech for Feline
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feline popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
feline usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for feline
noun feline
- puma — cougar.
- lynx — A wild cat with yellowish-brown fur (sometimes spotted), a short tail, and tufted ears, found chiefly in the northern latitudes of North America and Eurasia.
- leopard — a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
- tiger — the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
- lion — a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
adjective feline
- slinky — characterized by or proceeding with slinking or stealthy movements.
- subtle — thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
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