Word a Day
feign
What does feign mean?
feign (verb): to make a false show or pretense of; to counterfeit or simulate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use feign in a sentence?
- The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce feign?
/feɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does feign come from?
From Middle English feynen, feinen, borrowed from Old French feindre (“to pretend”), from Latin fingere (“to form, shape, invent”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of feign?
Words related to feign
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “feign”?
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What does “feign” mean?
to make a false show or pretense of; to counterfeit or simulate
Right! That's what “feign” means.
to contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study
Not quite: that's what meditate means.
to distinguish something as being different from something else
Not quite: that's what discern means.
to encourage, especially the growth or development of something
Not quite: that's what nurture means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “feign”?
hush
Not quite: hush means something else.
flap
Not quite: flap means something else.
sham
Right!
eddy
Not quite: eddy means something else.
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