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full-fledged

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having all its feathers; able to fly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unfledged, unfletched

Broader terms: fledged, fletched, feathered

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having full qualification, credentials or preparation; entire; real.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: full-grown
  • After she passes the bar exam, she will be a full-fledged lawyer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: full-blown, full-bore, full-on, full-grown

Antonyms: unfledged

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(of persons, e.g.) having gained full status

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a full-fledged lawyer
  • by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist
  • sees itself as a fully fledged rival party

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fully fledged

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fully fledged

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From full + fledged.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: vliegvlug — having all its feathers; able to fly
  • German: flügge — having all its feathers; able to fly
  • Hungarian: (teljesen) kifejlett (tollazatú) — having all its feathers; able to fly
  • Hungarian: teljes tollazatú — having all its feathers; able to fly
  • Occitan: empenat — having all its feathers; able to fly
  • Russian: по́лностью опери́вшийся (pólnostʹju operívšijsja) — having all its feathers; able to fly
  • Swedish: fullfjädrad — having all its feathers; able to fly
  • Volapük: flitafägik — having all its feathers; able to fly
  • Azerbaijani: tamdəyərli — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Dutch: volwaardig — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • French: à part entière — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • German: vollwertig — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Hebrew: מדופלם (meduplam) — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Hebrew: עם תעודות — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Hungarian: teljes értékű/jogú — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Hungarian: kész — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Hungarian: képesített — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Hungarian: végzett — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Hungarian: kiforrott — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Italian: finito — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Occitan: vertadièr — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Occitan: complet — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Occitan: empenat — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Polish: pełnoprawny — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Russian: хорошо́ подко́ванный (xorošó podkóvannyj) — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Russian: полноце́нный (polnocénnyj) — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Russian: полномасшта́бный (polnomasštábnyj) — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Spanish: hecho y derecho — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Spanish: en toda regla — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Spanish: de pleno derecho — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Spanish: de hecho y derecho — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
  • Swedish: fullfjädrad — having full qualification, credentials or preparation
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