Plumage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈuːmɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈuːmɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈuːmɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈuːmɪdʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plume feather

Word Forms

feathery	adjective	resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
feather	verb	cover or fit with feathers
plume	verb	deck with a plume

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gefieder

die leichte, geile, wasserdichte Struktur, die die äußere Hülle der Vögel bildet

🇪🇸Spanish

plumaje

la estructura impermeable, córnea y ligera que forma la cubierta externa de las aves

🇮🇹Italian

piume

la leggera struttura impermeabile e corneo che costituisce il rivestimento esterno degli uccelli

🇳🇱Dutch

gevederte

de lichtgeile waterdichte structuur die de externe bedekking van vogels vormt

🇵🇹Portuguese

plumagem

a estrutura leve e córnea à prova d'água que forma a cobertura externa dos pássaros

🇷🇺Russian

оперение

легкая роговая водонепроницаемая структура, образующая внешний покров птиц

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पक्षति

पक्षियों के बाहरी आवरण को बनाने वाली हल्की सींगदार जलरोधी संरचना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্লামেজ

হালকা শৃঙ্গাকার জলরোধী কাঠামো পাখিদের বাহ্যিক আবরণ গঠন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

இறகுகள்

பறவைகளின் வெளிப்புற உறையை உருவாக்கும் ஒளி கொம்பு நீர்ப்புகா அமைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఈకలు

తేలికపాటి కొమ్ము జలనిరోధిత నిర్మాణం పక్షుల బాహ్య కవచాన్ని ఏర్పరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पिसारा

हलकी खडबडीत जलरोधक रचना पक्ष्यांचे बाह्य आवरण तयार करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્લમેજ

પક્ષીઓના બાહ્ય આવરણની રચના કરતી હળવા શિંગડાવાળી વોટરપ્રૂફ માળખું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುಕ್ಕಗಳು

ತಿಳಿ ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಜಲನಿರೋಧಕ ರಚನೆಯು ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳ ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಹೊದಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൂവലുകൾ

ഇളം കൊമ്പുള്ള വാട്ടർപ്രൂഫ് ഘടന പക്ഷികളുടെ ബാഹ്യ ആവരണം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਲਮੇਜ

ਹਲਕੇ ਸਿੰਗਦਾਰ ਵਾਟਰਪ੍ਰੂਫ ਬਣਤਰ ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਢੱਕਣ ਨੂੰ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

羽毛

形成鸟类外部覆盖物的轻质角质防水结构

🇯🇵Japanese

羽毛

鳥の外皮を形成する軽い角質の防水構造

🇰🇷Korean

깃털

새의 외피를 형성하는 가벼운 각질의 방수구조

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bộ lông

cấu trúc chống thấm nước bằng sừng nhẹ tạo thành lớp phủ bên ngoài của chim

🇹🇭Thai

ขนนก

โครงสร้างกันน้ำแบบบางเบาที่ก่อตัวเป็นชั้นนอกของนก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bulu burung

struktur kedap air bertanduk ringan yang membentuk penutup luar burung

🇵🇭Filipino

balahibo

ang light horny waterproof structure na bumubuo sa panlabas na takip ng mga ibon

🇲🇾Malay

bulu

struktur kalis air tanduk ringan membentuk penutup luar burung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ريش

البنية القرنية الخفيفة المقاومة للماء والتي تشكل الغطاء الخارجي للطيور

🇮🇷Persian

پر

ساختار ضد آب شاخی سبک که پوشش خارجی پرندگان را تشکیل می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

tüyler

kuşların dış kaplamasını oluşturan hafif azgın su geçirmez yapı

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹצוֹת הָעוֹף

המבנה הקרני והעמיד למים היוצר את הכיסוי החיצוני של ציפורים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'plumage'?

The primary meaning of 'plumage' is 'the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds'.

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Using 'plumage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plumage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'plumage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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