English Explanatory Dictionary

feral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Wild; untamed.
  2. Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
  3. Of a person, contemptible; unruly; misbehaved.
  4. Behaving in an out-of-control way due to enthrallment with a certain thought, behavior, person, etc.
  5. That is a feral character; zoomorphic.
noun
  1. A domesticated (non-human) animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
  2. A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
  3. A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
  4. A furry character in art or literature which has the appearance of a regular animal (typically quadrupedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or "anthros".
adj
  1. Deadly, fatal.
  2. Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal.
noun
  1. Misspelling of ferrule.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛɹ.əl/ /ˈfɪə.ɹəl/ EN-AU ck1 feral.ogg

Word forms

feral more feral most feral ferals

Etymology

From Latin fera (“wild beast”, noun) + -al or Latin ferus (“wild; savage; cruel”, adjective) + -al. Alternatively, borrowed from Middle French féral or Late Latin ferālis.

Synonyms

ferine savage tameless feral indomite uplandish untame untamed wild

Antonyms

anthro furry

Derived words

feral cat feral child ferality feralization feralize ferally feralness feral pigeon hyperferal nonferal semiferal superferal

Translations

Bulgarian: див Bulgarian: неопитомен Chinese Mandarin: 野生的 Czech: zdivočelý Czech: divoký Dutch: verwilderd Dutch: wild Dutch: ongetemd Finnish: villi Finnish: villiintynyt French: féral French: marron French: haret Galician: bravo Galician: salvaxe Galician: asilvestrado Georgian: გაველურებული German: wild German: verwildert Greek: άγριος Hungarian: elvadult Indonesian: jalang Indonesian: meliar Italian: selvaggio Italian: selvatico Japanese: 野生 Macedonian: див Malay: feral Malay: jalang Māori: mohowao Persian: وحشی Polabian: dai̯vĕ Polish: zdziczały Polish: dziki Portuguese: silvestre Romanian: sălbăticit Russian: ди́кий Russian: одичавший Spanish: ferino Spanish: feroz Spanish: fiero Spanish: cimarrón Spanish: montaraz Spanish: silvestre Spanish: feral (disused) Swedish: förvildad Thai: ดุร้าย Thai: ไม่เชื่อง Turkish: vahşi Turkish: yabani
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