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feathery

/ˈfeðəri/adjective

उच्चारण फ़ेदरी

पंख जैसा हल्का और मुलायम

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    light and soft like feathers, or looking like feathers

    पंख जैसा हल्का और मुलायम

    • The fern had delicate feathery leaves.
    • feathery clouds
    • The tree has feathery leaves that move in the breeze.
    + 2 more examples
    • We saw feathery white clouds in the morning sky.
    • The dancer wore a feathery scarf.
  2. 2

    covered with feathers

    पंखों से ढका हुआ

    • The chick was a small feathery ball.
    • The nest was lined with soft, feathery down.
    • The owlet was still small and feathery.
    + 2 more examples
    • A feathery creature hopped across the garden.
    • The little duck was soft and feathery.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

feathery + noun

Before a noun, it describes something soft and light, like feathers.

संज्ञा से पहले यह पंखों जैसी कोमल और हल्की चीज़ का वर्णन करता है।

  • She touched the feathery leaves of the fern.
  • A feathery cloud floated overhead.

be feathery

After be, it describes texture, shape or sound as light and soft.

Be के बाद यह बनावट, आकार या ध्वनि को हल्का और कोमल बताता है।

  • The snow was feathery.
  • The cake was feathery.

feathery + to the touch

The phrase to the touch shows that the word describes feel.

'To the touch' दिखाता है कि शब्द स्पर्श का वर्णन कर रहा है।

  • The scarf was feathery to the touch.
  • The soft cotton felt feathery to the touch.

feathery (covered with feathers)

A second sense means covered with feathers.

दूसरा अर्थ है पंखों से ढका हुआ।

  • Feathery chicks followed the hen.
  • The duck's feathery tail waved.

feathery + weather or plant noun

It is common in descriptions of nature, such as clouds, ferns, frost and grass.

यह प्रकृति के वर्णन में आम है, जैसे बादल, फ़र्न, पाला और घास।

  • Feathery clouds streaked the evening sky.
  • A feathery frost covered the window.
+Collocations 5

feathery + noun

touchleavessnowcloudsplume

  • A feathery touch woke Radhika gently.

feathery + plant

ferngrassseedpetalfrond

  • The feathery grass waved in the monsoon breeze.

adverb + feathery

verysoft andlight anddelicatelyalmost

  • The snow fell soft and feathery.

feathery + weather

cloudmistfrostsmokesnowflake

  • A feathery mist rose from the lake.

feathery + texture

texturepastrycakedessertomelette

  • The omelette was soft and feathery.
“More examples 7
  • The baker said the idlis should be soft and feathery.

हलवाई ने कहा कि इडली नरम और हल्की होनी चाहिए।

  • A feathery fog covered the hills before sunrise.

सूर्योदय से पहले एक हल्का कोहरा पहाड़ियों पर छाया हुआ था।

  • The dancer's feathery movements held the audience still.

नर्तकी की हल्की-फुल्की गतियों ने दर्शकों को स्तब्ध कर दिया।

  • Kabir sketched the feathery tail of a peacock.

कबीर ने मोर की पंख जैसी हल्की पूँछ का रेखाचित्र बनाया।

  • Her feathery handwriting was hard to read.

उसकी हल्की, पतली लिखावट पढ़ना कठिन था।

  • The feathery seeds of the dandelion floated across the playground.

सिंहपर्णी के पंख जैसे हल्के बीज खेल के मैदान में तैरते रहे।

  • Radhika wrapped herself in a feathery shawl against the winter chill.

राधिका ने सर्दी से बचने के लिए हल्की, कोमल शॉल ओढ़ ली।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Feathery, fluffy and downy are all soft, but each describes a different texture.

Feathery, fluffy और downy सभी कोमल हैं, पर बनावट अलग है।

feathery

Light, soft, thin and often with fine strands.

हल्का, कोमल, पतला और प्रायः बारीक रेशों वाला।

  • Feathery ferns.

fluffy

Soft and thick, like cotton.

कोमल और घना, रुई जैसा।

  • Fluffy towels.
◇Word family
feather noun