feline en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈfilaɪn/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈfiːlaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈfiːlɑe̯n] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈfiːlɑen/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to cats.
feline expert
The tiger is a feline predator.
feline behaviour
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catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.
feline movement
feline character
She moved with feline grace.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most feline | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more feline | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
feline infectious peritonitis · felinoid · felinicide · feline distemper · unfeline · felinize · felinophile · felinely · felinology · nonfeline · felinekind · feline hyperesthesia syndrome · felinophobia · felineness · felinophobe
Synonyms
Translations (61)
es felino (of or pertaining to cats) · bg ко́тешки (of or pertaining to cats) · it felino (of or pertaining to cats) · sh ма̏чјӣ (of or pertaining to cats) · be каша́чы (of or pertaining to cats) · fa گربهسان (catlike) · ko 고양이의 (of or pertaining to cats) · mk мачешки (of or pertaining to cats) · fr félin (of or pertaining to cats) · cy cathaidd (of or pertaining to cats) · ko 고양이 같다 (catlike) · ar سِنَّوْرِيّ (of or pertaining to cats) · ca felí (catlike) · ru коша́чий (catlike) · be каці́ны (of or pertaining to cats) · gl felino (of or pertaining to cats) · eo kata (of or pertaining to cats) · id seperti kucing (of or pertaining to cats) · sh mȁčjī (of or pertaining to cats) · ms kucing (of or pertaining to cats) · nl katachtig (catlike) · be каця́чы (of or pertaining to cats) · la fēlīnus (of or pertaining to cats) · tr kedi gibi (catlike) · nl katachtig (of or pertaining to cats) · uk котя́чий (of or pertaining to cats) · vo katik (of or pertaining to cats) · cs kočičí (of or pertaining to cats) · mk мачји (of or pertaining to cats) · ga catúil (catlike) · de Katzen- (of or pertaining to cats) · it felino (catlike) · cmn 貓的 /猫的 (of or pertaining to cats) · fi kissa- (catlike) · de katzenhaft (catlike) · fr félin (catlike) · id lirkucing (catlike) · ru коша́чий (of or pertaining to cats) · vo katasümik (catlike) · el αιλουροειδής (of or pertaining to cats) · be кашэ́чы (of or pertaining to cats) · ms kekucingan (of or pertaining to cats) · uk коша́чий (of or pertaining to cats) · sk mačací (of or pertaining to cats) · fi kissa- (of or pertaining to cats) · pl koci (of or pertaining to cats) · ms felin (of or pertaining to cats) · ga catúil (of or pertaining to cats) · ro felin (of or pertaining to cats) · pl koci (catlike) · pt felino (of or pertaining to cats) · it gattesco (catlike) · fi kissamainen (catlike) · id kekucingan (of or pertaining to cats) · oc felin (of or pertaining to cats) · cy cathaidd (catlike) · ca felí (of or pertaining to cats) · ja ネコの (of or pertaining to cats) · sl mačji (of or pertaining to cats) · de katzenartig (catlike) · gv kaytoil (catlike)