feathery

F4E1A1T1H4E1R1Y4
US/ˈfɛ.ðəɹ.i/

adjective

Resembling feathers.

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivefeathery (comparative featherier or more feathery, superlative featheriest or most feathery)

comparative featherier · comparative more feathery · superlative featheriest · superlative most feathery

  1. Resembling feathers.
  2. Covered with feathers.
nounfeathery (plural featheries)

plural featheries

  1. rareslanglifestyleSomeone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.

    Synonyms: avian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveresembling or suggesting a feather or feathers

adjectivecharacterized by a covering of feathers

Similar

adjectiveadorned with feathers or plumes

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian пе́рест, перна́т
  • пе́рест (pérest)resembling feathers
  • перна́т (pernát)covered with feathers
Czech pernatý
  • pernatýcovered with feathers
French plumeux
  • plumeuxcovered with feathers
German gefiedert
  • gefiedertcovered with feathers
Irish clúmhach, clúmhach
  • clúmhachresembling feathers
  • clúmhachcovered with feathers
Italian piumoso, piumoso
  • piumosoresembling feathers
  • piumosocovered with feathers
Norwegian Bokmål fjæret, fjærete
  • fjæretresembling feathers
  • fjæreteresembling feathers
  • fjøretresembling feathers
  • fjøreteresembling feathers
  • fjærkleddcovered with feathers
  • fjæretcovered with feathers
  • fjæretecovered with feathers
  • fjøretcovered with feathers
  • fjøretecovered with feathers
Polish pierzasty, pierzasty
  • pierzastyresembling feathers
  • pierzastycovered with feathers
Russian пе́ристый, перна́тый
  • пе́ристый (péristyj)resembling feathers
  • перна́тый (pernátyj)covered with feathers
Slovak pernatý
  • pernatýcovered with feathers
Spanish plumoso
  • plumosocovered with feathers
Ukrainian пери́стий, пірча́стий
  • пери́стий (perýstyj)resembling feathers
  • пірча́стий (pirčástyj)resembling feathers
  • пір'ї́стий (pirʺjístyj)resembling feathers
  • перна́тий (pernátyj)covered with feathers
  • пір'я́стий (pirʺjástyj)covered with feathers
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APA

feathery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feathery

MLA

“feathery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feathery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feathery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feathery.

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