Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feathered

/fˈɛðɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: feath-ered
IPA: /fˈɛðɚd/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with feathers.

adj

Having the blades of oars or propellers parallel to the direction of motion.

adj

Having a finely bevelled edge.

adj

adj

Having a specific type or number of feathers.

adj

Swift, like the flight of a feathered creature.

adj

Covered or adorned with something, as if with feathers.

verb

simple past and past participle of feather

Example Sentences

"“Er...Feathered Omen, hoot not,” he continued uneasily, “Son of Tanit, hoot not!”"
"Some birds are feathered tufts of color so resplendent that they stand out brilliantly from their surroundings."
"a blue-feathered bird"
"[…]when at night he sees moon and stars, mountain ridges feathered with pines, jutting white capes, bold promontories[…]"

Derived Forms

featheredness nonfeathered pinfeathered protofeathered unfeathered

Phrases

feathered folk feathered friend feathered oof-bird fine-feathered friend

Synonyms

befeathered feathery plumy

Rhymes With

weathered tethered

Questions

How do you pronounce feathered?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛðɚd/.
What does feathered mean?: Covered with feathers.

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