FELON
What does "FELON" mean?
A person who has been convicted of a serious crime.
Meanings
- Someone found guilty of a felony, a grave criminal offense. As a convicted felon, he lost the right to own a firearm.
- A painful, pus-filled infection at the tip of a finger or toe. The doctor lanced the felon on his thumb. technical
Did you know?
- A 'felon' is not only a convicted criminal but also a throbbing pus-filled infection at the tip of a finger - a separate medical sense the word has carried for centuries.
Word origin
From Medieval Latin 'fello' meaning 'villain or evildoer', via Old French 'felon'; the obscure origin may link to a sense of 'one full of bitterness or venom', which also explains the unrelated-seeming finger-infection sense.
A little poem
One word, two stings the body knows-
a verdict, and an aching thumb that throbs.
couplet
Wordplay
- The doctor told me I had a felon. I asked which prison; he pointed at my thumb.
What it teaches
A single word can carry two pains at once: one the law inflicts, one the body does.
Quick facts
What does FELON mean?
A person who has been convicted of a serious crime.
Is FELON a valid word?
Yes — FELON is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FELON?
FELON has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FELON come from?
From Medieval Latin 'fello' meaning 'villain or evildoer', via Old French 'felon'; the obscure origin may link to a sense of 'one full of bitterness or venom', which also explains the unrelated-seeming finger-infection sense.
What can FELON teach us?
A single word can carry two pains at once: one the law inflicts, one the body does.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.