featherlike

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adjective

Having the characteristics of plumage.

Similar
featheryfeathered
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English feather →
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Meanings

adjectivefeatherlike (comparative more featherlike, superlative most featherlike)

comparative more featherlike · superlative most featherlike

  1. Having the characteristics of plumage.
  2. As light as a feather.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveresembling or suggesting a feather or feathers

Similar
featheryfeathered
Also see
featheredfeathery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishfeather
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishfeatherlike

From feather + -like.

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APA

featherlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/featherlike

MLA

“featherlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/featherlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “featherlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/featherlike.

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