English Explanatory Dictionary

feline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to cats.
  2. catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.
noun
  1. A cat: member of the cat family Felidae.
  2. Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.

Pronunciation

/ˈfiːlaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feline.wav

Word forms

feline more feline most feline felines

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).

Synonyms

catly feline cat felid

Antonyms

nonfelid nonfeline

Related words

Felicia Felicity felid feliform felinely felinity felis Felix feloid canine cattus catus Felidae gatus :Category:en:Cats :Category:en:Felids :Category:mul:Cats :Category:mul:Felids

Derived words

feline distemper feline hyperesthesia syndrome feline infectious peritonitis felinekind felinely felineness felinicide felinize felinoid felinology felinophile felinophobe felinophobia nonfeline unfeline
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