Unfledged — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of birds) not yet having developed feathers

(of an arrow) not equipped with feathers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnflˈɛdʒd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnflˈɛdʒd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnflˈɛdʒd/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnflˈɛdʒd/.

Examples

a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill
shot an unfledged arrow
a fledgling enterprise

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fledgling immature unvaned callow fledgeless

Antonyms

fledged

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of birds) not yet having developed feathers “a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill”
adjective	(of an arrow) not equipped with feathers “shot an unfledged arrow”
adjective	young and inexperienced “a fledgling enterprise”

Word Forms

fledgling

noun

any new participant in some activity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unflügge

(von Vögeln), die noch keine Federn entwickelt haben

🇫🇷French

à part entière

(des oiseaux) n'ayant pas encore développé de plumes

🇪🇸Spanish

inexperto

(de aves) que aún no han desarrollado plumas

🇮🇹Italian

inesplorato

(di uccelli) non avendo ancora sviluppato le penne

🇳🇱Dutch

kaal

(van vogels) die nog geen veren hebben ontwikkeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

inexperiente

(de pássaros) ainda não tendo desenvolvido penas

🇷🇺Russian

неоперившийся

(о птицах) еще не развивших перьев

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंखहीन

(पक्षियों के) अभी पंख विकसित नहीं हुए हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

unfleded

(পাখিদের) এখনও পালক তৈরি হয়নি

🇮🇳Tamil

அவிழ்க்கப்படாத

(பறவைகளின்) இன்னும் இறகுகள் உருவாகவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

విచ్చలవిడిగా

(పక్షుల) ఇంకా అభివృద్ధి చెందిన ఈకలు లేవు

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનફ્લેજ્ડ

(પક્ષીઓના) હજુ સુધી પીંછા વિકસિત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳದ

(ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳ) ಇನ್ನೂ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಹೊಂದಿದ ಗರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപരിചിതമായ

(പക്ഷികളുടെ) ഇതുവരെ തൂവലുകൾ വികസിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടില്ല

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر متزلزل

(پرندوں کا) ابھی تک پنکھوں کی نشوونما نہیں ہوئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

未成熟的

（鸟类）尚未长出羽毛

🇯🇵Japanese

素朴な

（鳥の）羽毛がまだ発達していない

🇰🇷Korean

미성숙한

(새의) 아직 깃털이 발달하지 않은 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưa trưởng thành

(về loài chim) chưa có lông mọc

🇹🇭Thai

อ่อนหัด

(นก) ที่ยังไม่มีขน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak lengkap

(burung) belum mengembangkan bulu

🇲🇾Malay

tidak matang

(burung) belum mempunyai bulu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير ناضجة

(من الطير) لم ينبت ريشها بعد

🇮🇷Persian

بی نظیر

(از پرندگان) هنوز پر نشده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

deneyimsiz

(kuşların) henüz tüyleri gelişmemiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי מתפשר

(של ציפורים) שעדיין לא פיתחו נוצות

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The primary meaning of 'unfledged' is '(of birds) not yet having developed feathers'.

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