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felonious

adj · 3 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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Pronunciation

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  • fə-lō'nē-əs
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊniəs
  • CMU ARPABET: F EH0 L OW1 N IY0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Done with intent to commit a crime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • felonious homicide

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

involving or being or having the nature of a crime

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a criminal offense
  • criminal abuse
  • felonious intent

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: criminal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English *felonious (implied in feloniously; compare felonous); equivalent to felony + -ous.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: престъпен (prestǎpen) — of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
  • German: verbrecherisch — of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
  • German: verbrecherhaft — of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
  • Hungarian: bűnös — of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
  • Hungarian: büntetendő — of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
  • Russian: престу́пный (prestúpnyj) — of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
  • Bulgarian: углавен (uglaven) — done with intent to commit a crime
  • Hungarian: szándékos — done with intent to commit a crime
  • Hungarian: szándékosan elkövetett — done with intent to commit a crime
  • Spanish: intencionado — done with intent to commit a crime