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Synonyms for plumose

Most common

feathery plumelike plumed

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Feathery — having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather

feathery, plumelike

Other

plumed, pennigerous dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather.

    Male mosquitoes have plumose antennae

Related words

Other spellings
plumous

Example sentences

  • feathery The newly hatched baby birds were way too feathery.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
plumosefalling
featheryrising
plumelikefalling
plumedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
plumed
8 letters
feathery3
9 letters
plumelike
11 letters
pennigerous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feathery3 = 3 syllables).