Meanings
feline1
comparative more feline · superlative most feline
- Of or pertaining to cats.
feline expert
2 more examples
feline behaviour
The tiger is a feline predator.
feline2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
feline · adjective
- Latinfēlīnus
- Englishfeline
Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →feline · noun
- Latinfēlīnus
- Englishfeline
Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سِنَّوْرِيّ
- سِنَّوْرِيّ (sinnawriyy)of or pertaining to cats
Bulgarian ко́тешки
- ко́тешки (kóteški)of or pertaining to cats
Catalan felí, felí
- felíof or pertaining to cats
- felícatlike
Chinese Mandarin 貓的 /猫的
- 貓的 /猫的 (māo de)of or pertaining to cats
Czech kočičí
- kočičíof or pertaining to cats
Dutch katachtig, katachtig
- katachtigof or pertaining to cats
- katachtigcatlike
Esperanto kata
- kataof or pertaining to cats
Finnish kissa-, kissamainen
- kissa-of or pertaining to cats
- kissamainencatlike
- kissa-catlike
French félin, félin
- félinof or pertaining to cats
- félincatlike
German Katzen-, katzenartig
- Katzen-of or pertaining to cats
- katzenartigcatlike
- katzenhaftcatlike
Greek αιλουροειδής
- αιλουροειδής (ailouroeidís)of or pertaining to cats
Indonesian kekucingan, seperti kucing
- kekucinganof or pertaining to cats
- seperti kucingof or pertaining to cats
- lirkucingcatlike
Irish catúil, catúil
- catúilof or pertaining to cats
- catúilcatlike
Italian felino, felino
- felinoof or pertaining to cats
- felinocatlike
- gattescocatlike
Japanese ネコの
- ネコの (neko no)of or pertaining to cats
Korean 고양이의, 고양이 같다
- 고양이의 (goyang'i-ui)of or pertaining to cats
- 고양이 같다 (goyang'i gatda)catlike
Latin fēlīnus
- fēlīnusof or pertaining to cats
Malay kucing, kekucingan
- kucingof or pertaining to cats
- kekucinganof or pertaining to cats
- felinof or pertaining to cats
Persian گربهسان
- گربهسان (gorbe-sân)catlike
Polish koci, koci
- kociof or pertaining to cats
- kocicatlike
Portuguese felino
- felinoof or pertaining to cats
Romanian felin
- felinof or pertaining to cats
Russian коша́чий, коша́чий
- коша́чий (košáčij)of or pertaining to cats
- коша́чий (košáčij)catlike
Slovak mačací
- mačacíof or pertaining to cats
Spanish felino
- felinoof or pertaining to cats
Turkish kedi gibi
- kedi gibicatlike
Ukrainian котя́чий, коша́чий
- котя́чий (kotjáčyj)of or pertaining to cats
- коша́чий (košáčyj)of or pertaining to cats
Welsh cathaidd, cathaidd
- cathaiddof or pertaining to cats
- cathaiddcatlike
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with feline
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Cite this entry
feline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feline
“feline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feline. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feline.
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