feline

Plural: felines

Noun

An animal of the cat family, such as a cat or lion.
any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.

Adjective

of or relating to cats
- "feline fur"

Adj

Of or pertaining to cats.
catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.

Examples

feline behaviour
feline character
feline expert
feline movement
His opponent’s silent, watchful strategy was positively feline, waiting for the perfect strike.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

felid, cat, catly, feline

Scrabble Score: 9

feline: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
feline: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
feline: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

feline: valid Words With Friends Word