adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cat; member of the cat family Felidae. formal
2. 2
   any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws wordnet
3. 3
   Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae. formal

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to cats.

   "feline behaviour"

2. 2
   catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.

   "feline character"

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to cats wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

catfelidacutealley catamphibianaquatic

Antonyms

All antonyms

cat

Example

More examples

"The kitten's feline antics were adorable to watch."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).

Etymology 2

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus.

Related phrases

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.