adjective
Other Word Forms
- multifeatured adjective
- nonfeatured adjective
- unfeatured adjective
- well-featured adjective
Etymology
Origin of featured
First recorded in 1375–1425, featured is from the late Middle English word fetured. See feature, -ed 3
Explanation
When something is featured, it's given a place of prominence. If you're the featured soloist in the Mongolian throat singing concert, your name and maybe your photo appears in the program, and you'll be singing important solos. At the grocery store, you're likely to see displays of featured items — new or unusual foods or items with special prices the store manager wants you to notice. Advertising campaigns often make use of a featured character, such as the Energizer bunny or the Geico gecko, and this approach has proven to be an effective way to get consumers' attention.
Vocabulary lists containing featured
Example Sentences
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Apple’s iPod ads in the early 2000s that featured dark silhouettes with contrasting white headphones were also big hits.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Scotland's Robert MacIntyre plunged towards the bottom of the leaderboard with an eight-over par 80 – which featured a quadruple bogey nine.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Turns out that Pynchon’s perennially Nobel-touted shelf offers a book for each book club category featured in this year’s L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Preston Tucker’s 1948 Tucker 48 featured innovations like a padded dashboard, four-wheel independent suspension, and a “frunk,” with 47 of 51 vehicles surviving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
When her Cougars Care Project was featured on the local news 2 weeks ago, I almost told her congratulations.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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