feat
1 Americannoun
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feats
plural
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a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc..
Arranging the treaty was a diplomatic feat.
- Synonyms:
- accomplishment
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Obsolete. a specialized skill; profession.
noun
Synonym Usage
See achievement.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of feat1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English fet, fait, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin factum, noun use of neuter past participle of facere “to do, make”; see fact
Origin of feat2
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French fait “made (to fit),” from Latin factus “done, made,” past participle of facere “to do, make”
Explanation
A feat is an exemplary, even bold achievement, often an act of great courage or skill. Getting your cat to wear a leash was quite a feat. The noun feat developed from the Latin facere, meaning "make do." Today, it gets applied to a deed that's noble or out of the ordinary. Have you ever accomplished amazing feats in your dreams, like flying? If so, I hope you didn't wake up on the roof. Maybe you perform feats of daring in your everyday life, if you're a firefighter or a tightrope walker. If you're afraid of heights, just taking the glass elevator counts as a courageous feat!
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Even in Mississippi, the heart of America's bible belt, the race was neck and neck at the time of publication - a feat once thought nearly impossible for the Democratic Party.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
"This was already going to be an intense trip... a feat even without his surgery. Now, it will be even more scrutinised," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Or maybe they won’t be able to pull off such a feat.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
Creating something that looks effortless and barely produced is, of course, a feat of production, and Poehler turned to big names in audio for her venture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
There where the lonely wind of the llano sang to the lovers’ feat of your birth, there in those hills is your innocence.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
As Liverpool saw three points slip from their grasp, Kuyt said his players had tapped into the mindset that has allowed the Reds to achieve so many great feats in Europe in the past.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
This is fertile ground for Doireann Ní Ghríofa, who conjures figures from Ireland’s past in narratives that resemble feats of clairvoyance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Innovative behaviors and precise muscular coordination can open up entirely new possibilities, allowing creatures to accomplish feats that their body shapes might initially suggest are impossible.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
At its event in Texas, the company showed a Roadster performing a few aerial feats, including leaping over several other Tesla vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Throughout the week, on street corners, in stores, at shebeens all over the neighbourhood, the talk was about the fight, and black people everywhere were enraptured by Ali’s feats.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
And look how well my garments sit upon me; Much feater than before; my brother's servants Were then my fellows; now they are my men.
From The Tempest by William Shakespeare
True: And look how well my garments sit upon me; Much feater than before: my brother’s servants 265 Were then my fellows; now they are my men.
From The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by John Glover
As for me, get me my bonnet, Jen—my best Sunday leghorn with the puce chenille in it—I must look my featest going to a great house to pay my respects.
From The Dew of Their Youth by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Ay, he's the featest humming-bird, On airiest of wings He poises pendent o'er the poem That blossoms as it sings— God friend him as he dips his beak In such delicious things!
From Riley Songs of Friendship by James Whitcomb Riley
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