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feat (fēt)

noun

an act or accomplishment showing unusual daring, skill, endurance, etc.; remarkable deed; exploit

Etymology: ME fet < Anglo-Fr < OFr fait < L factum, a deed < neut. pp. of facere: see do

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feat (fēt)

adjective

  1. fitting
  2. neat or neatly dressed
  3. skillful

Etymology: ME fet < OFr fait, pp. of faire, to do < L facere: see do

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feat Synonyms

feat

n.

act, effort, deed, exploit; see achievement 2, action 2.


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feat Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • endurance: Stamina: To fish all night is a bit of a feat of endurance.

Converse of object

  • accomplish: Dee is now the first woman in history to accomplish this feat.

Adjective modifier

  • remarkable: Dogs can perform remarkable feats to reach a female in heat.

Modifies a noun

  • ures: By using Tcl, applications need not reimplement these feat ures.

Noun used with modifier

  • death-defying: So is it another death-defying feat for the passion story, or an anti-Semitic betrayal?
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feat quotes

Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat, When it's so lucrative to cheat.

-Clough, Arthur Hugh

Apparently, the most difficult feat for a Cambridge male istoaccept a womannot merelyas feeling, not merelyas thinking, but as managing a complex, vital interweaving of both.

-Plath, Sylvia

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