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featured

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

displayed with special treatment

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This month's featured products are on the first page of the catalogue.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having features of a particular kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds

Examples

  • the broad-featured son of a farmer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

past participle of feature

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having facial features as specified; usually used in combination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a grim-featured man

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

made a feature or highlight; given prominence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a featured actor
  • a featured item at the sale

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From feature + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: im Fokus — displayed with special treatment
  • Indonesian: unggulan — displayed with special treatment
  • Indonesian: terpampang — displayed with special treatment
  • Italian: ritoccato — displayed with special treatment
  • Italian: caratterizzato — displayed with special treatment
  • Italian: definito — displayed with special treatment
  • Italian: delineato — displayed with special treatment
  • Spanish: destacado — displayed with special treatment
  • Turkish: incelemeli — displayed with special treatment
  • Turkish: özellikli — displayed with special treatment
  • Turkish: vasıflı — displayed with special treatment
  • Vietnamese: đặc thù — displayed with special treatment
  • Indonesian: berciri — having features of a particular kind
  • Indonesian: berfitur — having features of a particular kind
  • Indonesian: bersifat — having features of a particular kind
  • Italian: dai lineamenti marcati — having features of a particular kind
  • Italian: dai lineamenti grossolani — having features of a particular kind
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