feline
Graceful, stealthy creature
Feline means of or relating to cats—the family that includes domestic cats, lions, tigers, and leopards.
As a noun, a feline is any member of this family.
The word often emphasizes cat-like qualities: her feline grace, feline eyes.
Someone described as feline may be sleek, stealthy, or inscrutably independent.
Maned African feline
- tigerLarge striped Asian feline
- leopardSpotted African wild cat
- pantherLarge dark wildcat
- cheetahFastest land animal
cougar · lynx · puma · jaguar · bobcat · caracal · ocelot · serval
Supple and graceful
- suppleFlexing without damage
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- poisedCalm and controlled
- svelteGracefully slender
sleek · fluid · nimble · sinuous · languid · slinky · refined · smooth
Roam stealthily
slink · creep · furtive · undetected · covert · discreet · padding · soundless
Dark hours daily
- prowlRoam stealthily
- darknessTotal absence of light
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
crepuscular · glowing · eyes · silhouette · moonlight · nightfall · shadowy · hunting
Puzzling and obscure
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- sphinxlikeMysterious and impassive
unknowable · independent · detached · watchful · cryptic · elusive · opaque · reserved
whiskers
Facial sensory hairs
fur · tabby · calico · siamese · claws · tail · purring · cattery · felid · litter
lion
Maned African feline
cheetah · cougar · lynx · puma · jaguar · bobcat · caracal · ocelot · serval · wildcat
lithe
Supple and graceful
svelte · sleek · fluid · nimble · sinuous · languid · slinky · refined · smooth · arched
prowl
Roam stealthily
lurk · slink · creep · furtive · undetected · covert · discreet · padding · soundless · watchful
night
Dark hours daily
dusk · crepuscular · glowing · eyes · silhouette · moonlight · nightfall · shadowy · hunting · glimmering
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- secretiveInclined to conceal
sphinxlike · unknowable · independent · detached · watchful · cryptic · elusive · opaque · reserved · indifferent
leonine
Resembling the maned cat
simian · lupine · vulpine · ursine · ovine · caprine · porcine · murine · cervine · aquiline
- wild feline
- feline friend
- felicity conditionsPrerequisites for successful performatives
- feline leukemiaRetroviral cat disease
- feline behaviorActions characteristic of cats
- small felineCompact domesticated whiskered mammal