After Plato defined a human as a "featherless biped," Diogenes plucked a chicken and brought it into the Academy. "Behold," he said, "a human!"
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Featherless
//ˈfɛðələs//
Synonyms for "featherless" (7 found)
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4 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 10 languages.
Breton
1 entries- dibluñv adj (having no feathers)
Catalan
1 entries- implume adj (having no feathers)
German
1 entries- federlos adj (having no feathers)
Hungarian
2 entries- csupasz adj (having no feathers)
- tollatlan adj (having no feathers)
Italian
1 entries- implume adj (having no feathers)
Latin
1 entries- implūmis adj (having no feathers)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تویسز adj (having no feathers)
Polish
2 entries- bezpióry adj (having no feathers)
- nieopierzony adj (having no feathers)
Spanish
1 entries- implume adj (having no feathers)
Turkish
1 entries- tüysüz adj (having no feathers)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
A man is a featherless biped.
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Man is a featherless biped.
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There's a famous story that Plato defined a human as a featherless biped. In response, another philosopher, Diogenes, plucked all the feathers off a chicken and sarcastically declared it a man, proving Plato wrong.
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