Feat

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːt
• Homophones: feet

Origin

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fet ("action, deed"), from Old French fait, from Latin factum, from facere ("to do, to make")

Full definition of feat

Noun

1. A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
• 2013, January 22, Phil McNulty, Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4), Bradford may have lost on the night but they stubbornly protected a 3-1 first-leg advantage to emulate a feat last achieved by Rochdale in 1962.

Derived terms

• no small feat
• no mean feat

Adjective

1. (archaic) dexterous in movements or service; skilful; neat; pretty
• ShakespeareNever master had a page ... so feat.
• 1610, , by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 1And look how well my garments sit upon me —
  Much feater than before.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To form; to fashion.
• ShakespeareTo the more mature,
  A glass that feated them.

Anagrams

• EFTA
• fate, Fate
• feta
• TAFE