Plural of feather
regular plural
The plural of feather is feathers.
Forms of feather
| Singular | feather /ˈfɛðə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | feathers |
| Countable | countable |
Feathers in a sentence
- Big fellows they were, all of them, their barbaric headdresses and grotesquely painted faces, together with their many metal ornaments and gorgeously coloured feathers, adding to their wild, fierce appearance.1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter V, in The Beasts of Tarzan
- Nesting birds pluck some of their own feathers to line the nest, but feather plucking in pet birds is entirely different.2000, C. J. Puotinen, The Encyclopedia of Natural Pet Care, page 362
- The probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.From the entry probable
- I had no idea that they removed the feathers' shafts to make the pillows softer!From the entry shaft
- Any frank discussion of politics is sure to ruffle some feathers.From the entry ruffle some feathers
Meaning of feather
- noun A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
- noun Long hair on the lower legs of a dog or horse, especially a draft horse, notably the Clydesdale breed. Narrowly only the rear hair.
- noun One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.
Questions about the plural of feather
- What is the plural of feather?
- The plural of feather is feathers.
- Is feather countable?
- Feather is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: feather (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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