featherless
/ˈfeðələs/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ेदलस
पंखहीन, बिना परों का
Core word
- 1
having no feathers
पंखहीन, बिना परों का
- Newly hatched pigeons are almost featherless.
- a featherless wing
- The featherless chicks waited in the nest for their mother.
+ 2 more examples
- The bird looked odd and featherless after the illness.
- A featherless bird cannot keep itself warm.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
featherless + noun
Before a noun, it describes a bird or body without feathers.
संज्ञा से पहले यह बिना पंखों वाले पक्षी या शरीर का वर्णन करता है।
- A featherless chick lay in the nest.
- The featherless bird could not fly.
be featherless
After be, it states the condition of a bird, often young or ill.
Be के बाद यह पक्षी की स्थिति बताता है, प्रायः छोटे या बीमार पक्षी की।
- The newborn sparrows were featherless.
- The hen was almost featherless.
featherless biped (idiom-like use)
The phrase featherless biped was a famous old joke defining a human being as a two-legged animal without feathers.
'Featherless biped' एक पुराना प्रसिद्ध मज़ाक है जिसमें मनुष्य को बिना पंखों वाला दो पैरों का जीव कहा गया।
- Plato once defined man as a featherless biped.
- The joke turned on the word featherless.
featherless + adjective/noun group
It combines with other adjectives to describe bare, young or unusual birds.
यह अन्य adjectives के साथ मिलकर नंगे, छोटे या अनोखे पक्षियों का वर्णन करता है।
- A tiny, featherless chick cried for food.
- The featherless duck was kept warm.
+Collocations 4
featherless + animal
chickbirdhatchlingnestlingchicken
- A featherless nestling fell from the tree.
featherless + body part
wingneckskinheadtail
- The vulture has a featherless neck and head.
adverb + featherless
almostcompletelynearlystilloddly
- The chicks were still featherless in the first week.
verb + featherless
lookbecomeremainbe bornappear
- The hen looked featherless after the disease.
“More examples 5
- The kite brought a featherless chick back to the nest.
चील एक बिना पंखों वाले चूज़े को वापस घोंसले में ले आई।
- Radhika found a small, featherless bird near the school gate.
राधिका को स्कूल के गेट के पास एक छोटा, बिना पंखों वाला पक्षी मिला।
- Newly hatched pigeons are featherless and blind.
नए निकले कबूतर के बच्चे पंखहीन और अंधे होते हैं।
- The vulture's featherless head helps it stay clean while feeding.
गिद्ध का पंखहीन सिर उसे खाते समय साफ़ रहने में मदद करता है।
- The zoo keeper hand-fed the featherless parrot chick every two hours.
चिड़ियाघर के रखवाले ने पंखहीन तोते के बच्चे को हर दो घंटे में अपने हाथ से खिलाया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The bird is featherless wings.
✓ The bird has featherless wings.
Featherless is an adjective; the sentence needs a verb such as has.
'Featherless' adjective है; वाक्य में 'has' जैसी क्रिया चाहिए।
✗ A featherless birds was lying on the ground.
✓ A featherless bird was lying on the ground.
After a, the noun must be singular.
'A' के बाद संज्ञा एकवचन होनी चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Featherless and bald both describe bareness, but they apply to different creatures.
Featherless और bald दोनों नंगेपन का वर्णन करते हैं, पर अलग जीवों पर लागू होते हैं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Greek philosopher Plato is said to have defined a human being as a featherless animal that walks on two legs.
कहा जाता है कि यूनानी दार्शनिक Plato ने मनुष्य को दो पैरों पर चलने वाला बिना परों का प्राणी बताया था।