PLUME - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
Example: a plume of smoke; grass with large plumes
Categories: Shape, Form
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
Categories: Adornment
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
deck with a plume
Example: a plumed helmet
Categories: Deck, Bedight, Bedeck
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Verb
form a plume
Example: The chimneys were pluming the sky; The engine was pluming black smoke
Categories: Shape, Form
Synonyms
Overcharge, Plume, Congratulate, Dress, Soak
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "plume" comes from Middle French plumer. It started in Middle English plumen. Then it appeared in Latin plūmāre. Later, people used it in Anglo-Norman plumer. After that, it was Proto-Indo-European *plewk-. Over time, it became Latin plūma. Finally, it reached Old French plume. It started in Anglo-Norman plum. Then it appeared in Middle English plum. Many other languages have similar words:.
- French: plume
- Late Latin: plūma
- Late Latin: plūmō
🔗 Related Words
pluma – A related word in the same word family.
plume – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.