winged en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English winged, wenged (“having wings”), past participle of wingen, from the noun winge, wenge.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having wings.
The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters … But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.
2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
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(in-compounds, not-comparable) Having wings. ▸ Having wings of a specified kind.
weak-winged
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(in-compounds, not-comparable) Having wings. ▸ Having the specified number of wings.
The six-winged Seraphim are the angels closest to God.
- (not-comparable) Flying or soaring as if on wings.
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(not-comparable) Swift.
Come Tamburlain, now whet thy winged ſword And lift thy loftie arme into the cloudes, That it may reach the King of Perſeas crowne, And ſet it ſafe on my victorious head.
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; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iii:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wingèd | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
apterous · wingless · unwinged · unwinged · wingless · unwinged · apterous · apterous · wingless
Deriveds
spur-winged · glaucous-winged gull · scimitar-winged piha · narrow-winged tree cricket · green-winged teal · black-winged stilt · white-winged black tit · orange-winged amazon · angular-winged katydid · clear-winged · toe-winged beetle · blue-winged macaw · plain-winged antshrike · black-winged pratincole · rufous-winged antshrike · red-winged tinamou · hand-winged · bronze-winged jacana · white-winged fairywren · spoon-winged lacewing · winged monkeys · bar-winged rail · spur-winged lapwing · white-winged parakeet · blue-winged laughingthrush · spur-winged plover · orange-winged parrot · plain-winged · picture-winged fly · gossamer-winged butterfly · winged bean · red-winged parrot · rough-winged swallow · winged rat · bird-winged butterfly · red-winged fairywren · spot-winged antshrike · net-winged · crimson-winged woodpecker · unwinged · grey-winged trumpeter · blue-winged grasshopper · net-winged beetle · green-winged · band-winged grasshopper · winged pea · black-winged kite · broad-winged hawk · white-winged coot · white-winged scoter · white-winged tern · white-winged crossbill · wrist-winged glider · white-winged dove · red-winged blackbird · bay-winged hawk · light-winged · blue-winged kookaburra · blue-winged teal · spur-winged goose · winged word · winged T
Translations (46)
sk okrídlený (having wings) · crh qanatlı (having wings) · fr ailé (having wings) · bg крила́т (having wings) · cs křídlatý (having wings) · ro înaripat (having wings) · fi -siipinen (having the specified number of wings) · es alífero (having wings) · cy asgellog (having wings) · uk крила́тий (having wings) · fi siivekäs (having wings) · mk крилест (having wings) · gv skianagh (having wings) · pl uskrzydlony (having wings) · pl skrzydlaty (having wings) · fa بالدار (having wings) · cy adeiniog (having wings) · ru крыла́тый (having wings) · nl gevleugeld (having wings) · hy թեւավոր (having wings) · be скрыдла́ты (having wings) · it alato (having wings) · grc πτερόεις (having wings) · es alígero (having wings) · sv bevingad (having wings) · es alado (having wings) · mi whaiparirau (having wings) · be крыла́ты (having wings) · de geflügelt (having wings) · cs okřídlený (having wings) · la ālātus (having wings) · sk krídlatý (having wings) · mk крилат (having wings) · tr kanatlı (having wings) · pt alado (having wings) · ga sciathánach (having wings) · be крыла́сты (having wings) · fi -siipinen (having wings of a specified kind) · sw -enye mabawa (having wings) · ca alat (having wings) · gl alado (having wings) · hu szárnyas (having wings) · la ālifer (having wings) · ga eiteach (having wings) · lv spārnains (having wings) · lv spārnots (having wings)