feat´ness

feat¹ «feet», noun.

1. a great deed; act showing great skill, strength, or daring; tour de force: »

He could, perhaps, have passed the Hellespont, As once (a feat on which ourselves we prided) Leander, Mr. Ekenhead and I did (Byron).

SYNONYM(S): achievement, stunt. See syn. under exploit. (Cf. ↑exploit)

2. Archaic. an action; deed.

╂[< Old French fait or fet < Latin factum (thing) done. See etym. of doublet fact. (Cf. ↑fact)]

feat² «feet», adjective. Archaic.

1. skillful; apt; adroit.

2. fitting; suitable.

3. neat.

╂[< Old French fet or fait made < Latin factus, past participle of facere do, make]

–feat´ness, noun.