Plume — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈuːm/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈuːm/.

Examples

a plume of smoke
grass with large plumes
He prides himself on making it into law school

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surcharge gazump hook plumage congratulate feather overcharge soak preen primp pluck pride dress rob fleece

Antonyms

undercharge

Parts of Speech

noun	anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness “a plume of smoke”
noun	a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
noun	the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
verb	rip off; ask an unreasonable price
verb	be proud of “He prides himself on making it into law school”
verb	deck with a plume “a plumed helmet”
verb	clean with one's bill “The birds preened”
verb	form a plume “The chimneys were pluming the sky”
verb	dress or groom with elaborate care “She likes to dress when going to the opera”

Word Forms

plume	verb	deck with a plume
feathery	adjective	resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
feather	verb	cover or fit with feathers
overcharge	noun	a price that is too high
pride	noun	satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements
congratulatory	adjective	expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune
congratulation	noun	(usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
plume	noun	a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
primping	noun	careful or finicky grooming
dress	noun	clothing in general

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Feder

alles, was in Form oder Leichtigkeit einer Feder ähnelt

🇪🇸Spanish

penacho

cualquier cosa que se parezca a una pluma en forma o ligereza

🇮🇹Italian

pennacchio

tutto ciò che assomiglia ad una piuma nella forma o nella leggerezza

🇳🇱Dutch

pluim

alles wat qua vorm of lichtheid op een veer lijkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

pluma

qualquer coisa que se assemelhe a uma pena em forma ou leveza

🇷🇺Russian

шлейф

все, что напоминает перо по форме или легкости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंख

कुछ भी जो आकार या हल्केपन में पंख जैसा दिखता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

প্লাম

আকৃতি বা হালকাতা একটি পালকের অনুরূপ যে কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

ப்ளூம்

வடிவத்தில் அல்லது லேசான தன்மையில் ஒரு இறகு போன்ற எதையும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లూమ్

ఆకారంలో లేదా తేలికగా ఈకను పోలి ఉండే ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

पिसारा

आकार किंवा हलकेपणामध्ये पंखासारखे दिसणारे काहीही

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્લુમ

કોઈપણ વસ્તુ જે આકાર અથવા હળવાશમાં પીછા જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಲಮ್

ಆಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಲಘುತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗರಿಯನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലം

ആകൃതിയിലോ ഭാരം കുറഞ്ഞതിലോ ഒരു തൂവലിനോട് സാമ്യമുള്ള എന്തും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

羽

任何形状或亮度类似羽毛的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

プルーム

形や軽さが羽に似ているもの

🇰🇷Korean

깃털

모양이나 가벼움이 깃털과 유사한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lông chim

bất cứ thứ gì giống như một chiếc lông vũ về hình dạng hoặc độ nhẹ

🇹🇭Thai

ขนนก

สิ่งใดก็ตามที่มีลักษณะคล้ายขนนกหรือมีความเบา

🇮🇩Indonesian

bulu-bulu

segala sesuatu yang bentuknya menyerupai bulu atau ringan

🇵🇭Filipino

balahibo

anumang bagay na kahawig ng balahibo sa hugis o liwanag

🇲🇾Malay

berbulu

apa-apa yang menyerupai bulu dalam bentuk atau ringan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عمود

أي شيء يشبه الريشة في الشكل أو الخفة

🇮🇷Persian

ستون

هر چیزی که از نظر شکل یا سبکی شبیه پر باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

tüy

şekli veya hafifliği tüye benzeyen herhangi bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹצָה

כל דבר שדומה לנוצה בצורתו או בקלילות

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The primary meaning of 'plume' is 'anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness'.

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