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'The Quiet Ones' was my first film, let alone my first horror film, and I had so much fun. I had such a laugh, every single day. I look like such a feral child in it.
Olivia Cooke

Meaning of "feral" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FERAL

From Medieval Latin ferālis, from Latin fera a wild beast, from ferus savage.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FERAL

feral  [ˈfɪərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FERAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Feral can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Feral organism

A feral animal is an animal living in the wild but descended from domesticated individuals. When a domestic plant grows in the wild without being intentionally cultivated, it is called a volunteer. As with an introduced species, the introduction of feral animals or plants to non-native regions may disrupt ecosystems and has, in some cases, contributed to extinction of indigenous species.

Definition of feral in the English dictionary

The first definition of feral in the dictionary is Also: ferine. existing in a wild or uncultivated state, esp after being domestic or cultivated. Other definition of feral is Also: ferine. savage; brutal. Feral is also tending to be interested in environmental issues and having a rugged, unkempt appearance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FERAL


adenoviral
ˌædɪnəʊˈvaɪərəl
agricultural
ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl
cultural
ˈkʌltʃərəl
federal
ˈfɛdərəl
funeral
ˈfjuːnərəl
general
ˈdʒɛnərəl
leptospiral
ˌleptəˈspaɪərəl
multispiral
ˌmʌltɪˈspaɪərəl
myxoviral
ˌmɪksəʊˈvaɪərəl
nadiral
ˈneɪdɪərəl
nonviral
ˌnɒnˈvaɪərəl
proviral
prəʊˈvaɪərəl
pyral
ˈpaɪərəl
retiral
rɪˈtaɪərəl
retroviral
ˌrɛtrəʊˈvaɪərəl
rural
ˈrʊərəl
scleral
ˈsklɪərəl
seral
ˈsɪərəl
spheral
ˈsfɪərəl
spiral
ˈspaɪərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FERAL

fer-de-lance
feracious
feracity
feral child
feralized
ferbam
Ferdinand
Ferdinand I
Ferdinand II
Ferdinand III
Ferdinand V
Ferdinand VII
fere
feretories
feretory

WORDS THAT END LIKE FERAL

attorney general
bilateral
collateral
director general
director-general
Distrito Federal
ephemeral
four-star general
in general
inspector general
lateral
liberal
literal
multilateral
numeral
peripheral
secretary-general
several
unilateral
visceral

Synonyms and antonyms of feral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FERAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «feral» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of feral

Translation of «feral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FERAL

Find out the translation of feral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of feral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «feral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

野性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

feral
570 millions of speakers

English

feral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जंगली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وحشي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дикие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাশবিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sauvage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Liar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wild
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

野生の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야생
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Feral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoang da
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vahşi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Feral
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дикі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sălbatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άγριων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wilde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

feral
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of feral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FERAL»

The term «feral» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.831 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FERAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about feral

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6 QUOTES WITH «FERAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word feral.
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Sophie Kennedy Clark
I was a feral child. Always on the go. My mother used to sew bells into my dresses so they would know where I was.
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Olivia Colman
I had a lovely, feral, free childhood - out and then come back when you're hungry or it gets too dark. I feel slightly cruel that I'm not offering my children the same.
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Robbie Coltrane
I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.
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Olivia Cooke
'The Quiet Ones' was my first film, let alone my first horror film, and I had so much fun. I had such a laugh, every single day. I look like such a feral child in it.
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Roy Harper
If humanity was still in the feral state, we wouldn't have any need for these huge conurbations that we have now, that have turned us into a different bunch all together. In the feral state we would be much more secure, much more familiar with each other, much more mentally well-balanced.
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Greg Wise
I'm best when I'm feral, when I don't wash or shave or change my trousers for a couple of weeks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FERAL»

Discover the use of feral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to feral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Feral: Book 1 in the Werecat Saga
APPROX. READ TIME: 92 MINUTES About the Movie Book: Decades after what become known as the "Final Cataclysm," the few human survivors attempted to rebuild a world left in ruins by biological and nuclear warfare.
Jami Lynn Saunders, Rich Dalglish, 2011
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Feral
Reeling from the loss of the Regent dragons and her son to the black armies, Catrin Volker can take no more.
Brian Rathbone
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Feral Sins
Taryn Warner is a wolf shifter with extraordinary healing skills — and serious problems.
Suzanne Wright, 2013
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Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding
But this is a whole different order of writing and thinking, a primal account of an unstifled world' -Bill McKibben 'George Monbiot is always original - both in the intelligence of his opinions and the depth and rigour of his research.
George Monbiot, 2013
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Feral
What lies in the need to tame ourselves and others? These are the questions raised in Janet McAdams' Feral, the eagerly anticipated second collection by the American Book Award winning author of The Island of Lost Luggage.
Janet McAdams, 2007
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Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life
This book explodes with wonder and delight.
George Monbiot, 2013
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Feral Future: The Untold Story of Australia's Exotic Invaders
A decade ago, Tim Low journeyed to the remote northernmost tip of Australia.
Tim Low, 1999
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Feral Pigeons
Feral pigeons are among the most familiar and abundant birds in the world, urban creatures living in close association with humans yet possessing the characteristics of highly adapted wild birds.
Richard F. Johnston, Marián Janiga, 1995
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Feral
Even among shifters, Ethan is a rare breed. So rare, he’s spent the last eight years in hiding from the werewolves who once captured and tortured him. Now a tranq dart has cut short his feral existence.
Joely Skye, 2009
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Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children
He tells the story of a savage girl lost on the streets of Paris, of two children brought up by wolves in the jungles of India, and of a Los Angeles girl who emerged from thirteen years locked in a room to international celebrity.
Michael Newton, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term feral is used in the context of the following news items.
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Garage sale Saturday, July 11 to help Oshawa's feral cats
All proceeds are going to local trap, neuter and return endeavours, a method of humanely controlling the feral cat population. Stray cats are ... «durhamregion.com, Jul 15»
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'Feral' weekend weather delivers for ski bunnies
Wet weather isn't expected to let up this weekend and Canberra meteorologist Sean Carson said what he consider to be "rubbish" weather on ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon awarded grant to help Salem-area …
The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon has received a grant that will enable the organization to spay or neuter 200 cats in the Salem area this ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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North Texas Man Catches Up to 50 Feral Hogs a Day, Blames …
With all the flooding lately we have had a lot of calls on how to get rid of hogs. We caught this bunch last night. (Published Friday, Jul 10, 2015). Updated 5 hours ... «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Jul 15»
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Mount Rothwell: the feral free incubator for Victoria's lost species
The property is encased by an electrified fence that keeps out the foxes, cats and other feral threats that are decimating Australia's native ... «The Age, Jul 15»
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Feral's Karma Citra finds new position
A recent session to talk tactics resulted in Feral's decision to package their already highly-successful Karma Citra in bottles. At least that is the ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
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Top prices paid for semi-feral ponies
A breed of pony popular with the Queen has left its home of more than 50 years and been sold around the world – fetching top prices. «Horse & Country, Jul 15»
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WATCH: Suburban New York on High Alert over Feral Demon Cat
A feral cat attacked a few people, who subsequently had to get rabies shots as a precautionary measure. Things like this happen all the time. «Mediaite, Jul 15»
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Feral cat in Middletown tests positive for rabies
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Health and environmental officials are issuing a warning to residents of a Middletown neighborhood after a feral ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
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Feral Hog Problem Growing In Oklahoma
"Oklahoma is one of three states that's got a real feral hog, or wild hog, population problem. Oklahoma, Texas and then California has quite a ... «news9.com KWTV, Jul 15»

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