Usually means: Wild, untamed, not domesticated animal.
Definitions Related words Phrases (New!) Mentions Lyrics History Colors (New!)
We found 40 dictionaries that define the word feral:

General (25 matching dictionaries)
  1. feral: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. feral: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. feral: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. feral: Collins English Dictionary
  5. feral: Vocabulary.com
  6. Feral, feral: Wordnik
  7. feral: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. feral: Wiktionary
  9. feral: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. feral: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. feral: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. feral: Dictionary.com
  13. feral: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Feral (Monbiot book), Feral (comics), Feral (subculture), Feral: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Feral: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. feral: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. feral: Rhymezone
  18. Feral: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. feral: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. feral: Free Dictionary
  21. feral: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. Feral: The Word Detective
  23. feral: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. feral: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. feral: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Feral: MedFriendly Glossary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. feral: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. FERAL: Acronym Finder

Science (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Bird On! (No longer online)
  2. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  3. feral: Rhododendron Glossary
  4. feral: Evolution Glossary
  5. Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology (No longer online)

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. feral, feral: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Feral: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Cat Terms (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Farrier & Hoofcare (No longer online)

(Note: See ferals as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Wild; untamed.
adjective:  (of an animal) Wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors.
adjective:  (of a person) Contemptible; unruly; misbehaved.
adjective:  (Internet slang) Behaving in an out-of-control way due to enthrallment with a certain thought, behavior, person, etc.
noun:  A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
noun:  (Australia, colloquial) A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
noun:  (Australia, colloquial) A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
noun:  (furry fandom) A character in furry art or literature which has the physical characteristics (body) of a regular animal (typically quadripedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or anthros (contrasts anthro)
adjective:  Deadly, fatal.
adjective:  Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Colors:
    rust,     charcoal,     moss green,     ochre,     deep brown, more...



Word origin

Words similar to feral

Usage examples for feral

Idioms related to feral

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing feral

Popular nouns described by feral

Words that often appear near feral

Rhymes of feral

Invented words related to feral

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Colors:
    rust,     charcoal,     moss green,     ochre,     deep brown, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Compound Your Joy   Threepeat   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!