Definitions for feelerˈfi lər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
feel•erˈfi lər(n.)
a person or thing that feels.
a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others.
an organ of touch, as an antenna or a tentacle.
Category: Zoology
Origin of feeler:
1520–30
Princeton's WordNet
antenna, feeler(noun)
one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
overture, advance, approach, feeler(noun)
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
"she rejected his advances"
antenna, feeler(noun)
sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
"he had a special antenna for public relations"
barbel, feeler(noun)
slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
Wiktionary
feeler(Noun)
Someone or something that feels.
feeler(Noun)
An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
feeler(Noun)
Something ventured to test (an)other(s)' feelings, opinion, position.
Origin: to feel + -er
Webster Dictionary
Feeler(noun)
one who, or that which, feels
Feeler(noun)
one of the sense organs or certain animals (as insects), which are used in testing objects by touch and in searching for food; an antenna; a palp
Feeler(noun)
anything, as a proposal, observation, etc., put forth or thrown out in order to ascertain the views of others; something tentative
Translations for feeler
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
feeler(noun)
(in certain animals, insects etc) an organ for touching, especially one of the two thread-like parts on an insect's head.
- voeler, tasorgaanAfrikaans
- لامِس، مِجَسArabic
- антенаBulgarian
- antenaPortuguese (BR)
- tykadloCzech
- der FühlerGerman
- følehorn; antenneDanish
- κεραίαGreek
- antena, tentáculoSpanish
- katsesarvEstonian
- شاخکFarsi
- tuntosarviFinnish
- antenneFrench
- מָחוֹשHebrew
- महसूस करने वाला कीडे़-मकौड़ों के शरीर का भाग, किसी बात का पता करनाHindi
- ticalo, pipakCroatian
- tapogató, csápHungarian
- sungutIndonesian
- fálmariIcelandic
- antennaItalian
- 触角Japanese
- 더듬이Korean
- čiuptuvėlisLithuanian
- [] tausteklisLatvian
- sesungutMalay
- voelerDutch
- følehornNorwegian
- czułekPolish
- شاخکPersian
- ښكر كى (لكه چه دځينو حشراتو په سرونكى اله، شا خص، مشعر هغه پيشنهاد چه دخلكو دنظريو اورايود معلومولو لپاره وړاندې كيږىPashto
- antenaPortuguese
- antenăRomanian
- щупальце; усикRussian
- tykadloSlovak
- tipalkaSlovenian
- pipakSerbian
- känselspröt, antenn, tentakelSwedish
- อวัยวะสำหรับสัมผัสThai
- duyarga, antenTurkish
- 觸鬢，觸角Chinese (Trad.)
- щупальце; вусикUkrainian
- کوئی عضو حاسہUrdu
- râu; râu sờ; xúc tuVietnamese
- 触须，触角Chinese (Simp.)
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