felt Meaning & Definition
What Does Felt Mean?
Felt is a noun that means A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving. It is also used to mean A hat made of felt. As a verb, it means To make into felt or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together. As a verb, it means simple past and past participle of feel.
Felt at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun, verb, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈfɛlt// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | perceived, mat and detected |
| Plural | felts |
| Comparative / superlative | more felt, most felt |
| Verb forms | felts, felting, felted |
Felt Definition (Noun)
- A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
- A hat made of felt.
- A felt-tip pen.
- A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt.
Felt as a Verb
- To make into felt or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.
- To cover with, or as if with, felt.
to felt the cylinder of a steam engine
- To cause (a player) to lose all their chips.
- To thoroughly defeat or humiliate (someone).
Verb
- simple past and past participle of feel
Felt as an Adjective
- That has been experienced or perceived.
Verb
- (heading) To use or experience the sense of touch.
- (heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
- To be or become aware of.
- To experience the consequences of.
Feel my wrath!
- To seem (through touch or otherwise).
It looks like wood, but it feels more like plastic.
- To understand.
I don't want you back here, ya feel me?
Synonyms of Felt
Felt synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Felt
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Felt in a Sentence
to felt the cylinder of a steam engine
Feel my wrath!
It looks like wood, but it feels more like plastic.
I don't want you back here, ya feel me?
Word Forms & Grammar
felt (countable and uncountable, plural felts)
felt (third-person singular simple present felts, present participle felting, simple past and past participle felted)
felt
felt (comparative more felt, superlative most felt)
Words That Rhyme With Felt
Origin of Felt
Origin 1: From Middle English felt, from Old English felt, from Proto-West Germanic *felt (compare Dutch vilt, German Filz, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish filt, French feutre), from Proto-Indo-European *pilto, *pilso 'felt' (compare Latin pilleus (“felt”, adjective), Old Church Slavonic плъсть (plŭstĭ), Albanian plis, Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos)), from *pel- 'to beat'. More at anvil.
Origin 2: From Old English fēled, corresponding to feel + -ed.
How Do You Say Felt?
You say felt as //ˈfɛlt//. It has 1 syllable.
Questions People Ask About Felt
Is felt a noun or a verb?
Felt is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb and an adjective.
What is another word for felt?
Words with a similar meaning to felt include perceived, mat and detected. See the full list of felt synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of felt?
The plural of felt is felts.
What is the past tense of felt?
The past tense of felt is felted. The present participle is felting.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of felt?
The comparative form is more felt and the superlative form is most felt.