plumage

Meaning

1. Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.
2. Finery or elaborate dress.

Synonyms

feather

🪶

feathers

plume

fur

wing

🪽

coat

🧥

wool

down

feathering

bird feather

plumery

hair

influence

mantle

nap

panache

pile

pinion

power

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpluːmɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Old French plumage (14c.), itself from plume (“feather”) (from Latin plūma (“feather, down”), from a Proto-Indo-European base *plews- (“to pluck, a feather, fleece”) + -age.