What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Feat vs Act - What's the difference?

feat | act |

As nouns the difference between feat and act

is that feat is a relatively rare or difficult accomplishment while act is (countable) something done, a deed.

As verbs the difference between feat and act

is that feat is (obsolete) to form; to fashion while act is to do something.

As an adjective feat

is (archaic) dexterous in movements or service; skilful; neat; pretty.

feat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2013 , date=January 22 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4) , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=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

    (er)
  • (archaic) dexterous in movements or service; skilful; neat; pretty
  • * Shakespeare
    • Never master had a page so feat .
  • * 1610 , , act 2 scene 1
    • And look how well my garments sit upon me — / Much feater than before.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To form; to fashion.
  • * Shakespeare
    • To the more mature, / A glass that feated them.

    Anagrams

    * * * *

    act

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a federal territory of Australia.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the (term).
  • *

    • Coordinate terms

    * (American College Test) SAT , GMAT , MCAT , DAT

    Anagrams

    * * * * English three-letter words