feline

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfiːlaɪn/ Rhymes: -iːlaɪn === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”). ==== Adjective ==== feline (comparative more feline, superlative most feline) Of or pertaining to cats. catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning. ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus. ==== Noun ==== feline (plural felines) A cat: member of the cat family Felidae. Synonym: felid Antonyms: nonfelid, nonfeline Hypernyms: mammal < vertebrate < animal < organism < creature Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:feline Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae. Antonyms: nonfelid, nonfeline Hypernyms: felid, feline (felid sense) < mammal < vertebrate < animal < organism < creature Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:feline ===== Translations ===== === Related terms === === See also === === Anagrams === feelin', nelfie == Italian == === Adjective === feline feminine plural of felino === Anagrams === fenile, nefeli == Latin == === Adjective === fēlīne vocative masculine singular of fēlīnus == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [feˈline] === Noun === feline f inflection of felină: indefinite plural indefinite genitive/dative singular