feral C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˈfɛrəl/ UK /ˈfɛrəl/ See IPA manual Homophones ferrule /ˈfɛrəl/ Meanings 1 adj in a wild state, especially after escaping from domestication A colony of feral cats lived behind the abandoned warehouse. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · in a wild state, especially... wilduntamedundomesticatedsavagebrutal ↔ Opposites tamedomesticateddomestic Word family Derived forms ferallyferality Related forms ferityferociousfierce Etymology AI details From Latin fera ('wild animal'), from ferus ('wild, untamed'), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer- ('wild animal'). ferus Latin *ǵʰwer- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # feral **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfɛrəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɛrəl/ ## Meanings 1. in a wild state, especially after escaping from domestication ## Examples - A colony of feral cats lived behind the abandoned warehouse. ## Synonyms - wild - untamed - undomesticated - savage - brutal ## Antonyms - tame - domesticated - domestic ## Derived Forms - ferally - ferality ## Related Forms - ferity - ferocious - fierce ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ferus - Root: *ǵʰwer- ## Etymology From Latin fera ('wild animal'), from ferus ('wild, untamed'), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer- ('wild animal'). ## AI Etymology Feral is from Latin fera ('wild animal'), from ferus ('wild, untamed'), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer- ('wild animal'). Important recorded forms include ferus (Latin) and *ǵʰwer- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers in a wild state, especially after escaping from domestication. The wider family includes derived forms such as ferally and ferality and related words such as ferity, ferocious, and fierce. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown