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[2] benefit, blessing, boon, godsend, good, manna, windfall—more at BLESSING

fe·line adjective [ORIGIN: L felinus, fr. felis cat]

1 : of or relating to cats or their kin

2 : SLY, TREACHEROUS

3 : STEALTHY

feline noun : a feline animal

Synonyms

cat, kitty, puss—more at CAT

1fell noun : SKIN, HIDE, PELT

2fell verb 1 a : to cut, beat, or knock down

b : to deprive of life

2 : to sew (a seam) by folding one raw edge under the other

Synonyms

chop, cut, hew

3fell past of FALL

4fell adjective 1 : violently hostile or aggressive in temperament : FIERCE

2 : killing or markedly sickening or destroying : DEADLY

— in one fell swoop

also at one fell swoop : all at once : with a single effort

Synonyms

[1] ferocious, fierce, grim, savage, vicious—more at FIERCE

[2] deadly, fatal, lethal, mortal, murderous, pestilent, vital—more at DEADLY

fel·lah noun, plural fel·la·hin or fel·la·heen : a peasant or agricultural laborer in Arab countries (as Egypt or Syria)

fel·la·tio also fel·la·tion noun : oral stimulation of the penis

fel·low noun [ORIGIN: ME felawe, fr. OE fēolaga, fr. ON fēlagi, fr. fēlag partnership (fr. fē cattle, money) + lag act of laying]

1 : one that accompanies or is in the company of another : one much in the company of another

2 : an equal in rank, power, or character : EQUAL, PEER

3 : one of a pair : MATE

4 : a member of an incorporated literary or scientific society

5 : an individual human : an adult male human : MAN

6 : a frequent, regular, or favorite escort or male companion : BOYFRIEND

7 : a person granted a stipend for advanced study

Synonyms

[1] associate, cohort, companion, comrade, crony, mate—more at ASSOCIATE

[2] equal, like, match, parallel, peer

[5] chap, dude, gent, gentleman, guy, hombre, male, man—more at MAN

fel·low man noun : a kindred human being

fel·low·ship noun 1 : the condition of friendly relationship existing among persons

2 : a community of interest or feeling

3 : a group with similar interests

4 : the position of a fellow (as of a university)

5 : the stipend granted a fellow

Synonyms

[1] camaraderie, companionship, company, comradeship, society—more at COMPANIONSHIP

[2] brotherhood, community, corps, fraternity—more at CORPS

[3] association, club, college, congress, council, fraternity, league, order, organization, society—more at ASSOCIATION

fellow traveler noun : a sympathetic supporter of another's cause; especially : a person who sympathizes with and often furthers the ideals and program of an organized group (as the Communist party) without joining it

fel·on noun 1 : one who has committed a felony

2 : WHITLOW

Synonyms

criminal, crook, culprit, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender—more at CRIMINAL

fel·o·ny noun, plural -nies : a serious crime punishable by a heavy sentence

— fe·lo·ni·ous adjective

fel·spar chiefly British variant of FELDSPAR

1felt noun 1 : a cloth made of wool and fur often mixed with natural or synthetic fibers

2 : a material resembling felt

2felt past and past participle of FEEL

fem abbreviation 1 female

2 feminine

fe·male adjective [ORIGIN: ME, alter. of femel, fr. MF femelle, fr. ML femella, fr. L, girl, dim. of femina woman]

1 : of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young; also : PISTILLATE

2 : characteristic of girls or women <~ voices>

Synonyms

feminine, womanly—more at FEMININE

female noun : a female person : a woman

1feminine adjective 1 a : of the female sex

b : characteristic of or appropriate or peculiar to women

2 : of, relating to, or constituting the gender that includes most words or grammatical forms referring to females

— fem·i·nin·i·ty noun

Synonyms

female, womanly; also girlish, sissy, unmanly; ladylike

Antonyms

male, manly, mannish, masculine

2feminine noun : a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the feminine gender; also : the feminine gender

fem·i·nism noun 1 : the theory of the political, economic, and social