feeling
feeling definition
feel·ing (fēl′iŋ)
adjective
full of or expressing emotion or sensitivity; sympathetic
noun
- that one of the senses by which sensations of contact, pressure, temperature, and pain are transmitted through the skin; sense of touch
- the power or faculty of experiencing physical sensation
- an awareness; consciousness; sensation a feeling of pain
- emotion or sensitivity singing with feeling
- an emotion
- the power or faculty of experiencing emotions and subjective responses to hurt someone's feelings
- a kindly, generous attitude; sympathy; pity
- an opinion or sentiment a feeling that he is honest
- a premonition a feeling that we will win
- an impression or emotional quality; air; atmosphere the lonely feeling of the city at night
- a natural ability or sensitive appreciation a feeling for music
- the emotional quality in a work of art
Related Forms:
- feelingly feel′·ingly adverb
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