unfeathered

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adjective

Lacking feathers

Similar
aptericfeatherlesspluckedunfledgedfledgelessunvanedimmature
Opposite
feathered
OriginEnglish feathered ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunfeathered (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking feathers

    On most birds, the tarsus is scaly and unfeathered, but a few arctic species--snowy owls, ptarmigans, and rough-legged hawks among them--have feathered tarsi.

    1988 February 5, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader

    Synonyms: apteric, featherless

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLacking feathers

Similar
aptericfeatherless

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving no feathers

Similar
featherlesspluckedunfledgedfledgelessunvaned
Opposite
feathered

adjectivenot having feathers

Similar
unfledgedimmature
Also see
aptericfeatherlessfledgelessimmaturepluckedunfledged

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishfeathered
  9. Englishunfeathered

From un- + feathered.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Polish bezpióry, nieopierzony
  • bezpiórylacking feathers
  • nieopierzonylacking feathers
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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