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feeling Definition

feel·ing (fēl′iŋ)

adjective

full of or expressing emotion or sensitivity; sympathetic

Etymology: ME feling: see feel & -ing

noun

  1. that one of the senses by which sensations of contact, pressure, temperature, and pain are transmitted through the skin; sense of touch
  2. the power or faculty of experiencing physical sensation
  3. an awareness; consciousness; sensation a feeling of pain
    1. emotion or sensitivity singing with feeling
    2. an emotion
  5. the power or faculty of experiencing emotions and subjective responses to hurt someone's feelings
  6. a kindly, generous attitude; sympathy; pity
    1. an opinion or sentiment a feeling that he is honest
    2. a premonition a feeling that we will win
  8. an impression or emotional quality; air; atmosphere the lonely feeling of the city at night
  9. a natural ability or sensitive appreciation a feeling for music
  10. the emotional quality in a work of art

feeling Related Forms

feel′·ingly adverb

feeling Synonyms

feeling

n.

  1. The sense of touch

    tactile sense, touch, tactility, digital sensibility, perception, tangibility.

  2. State of the body, or of a part of it

    sense, sensation, consciousness, awareness, impression, sensibility, feel, sensitiveness, sensory response, perception, perceptiveness, perceptivity, susceptibility, receptivity, responsiveness, excitability, excitement, motility, activity, impressibility, titillation, enjoyment, sensuality, voluptuousness, reaction, shrinking, motor response, synesthesia, galvanism, reflex, contractibility, innervation, excitation.

    Antonyms numbness, anesthesia, insensibility.

  3. A personal reaction

    opinion, sentiment, belief, outlook; see attitude 2, belief 1.

  4. Sensitivity

    emotion, passion, sentiment, affect, tenderness, discrimination, delicacy, discernment, sentimentality, taste, refinement, capacity, faculty, judgment, affection, sympathy, empathy, compassion, pity, sensibility, susceptivity, intuition, keenness, sharpness, spirit, esprit (French), soul, heart, pathos, ardor, fervor, warmth, aesthetic sense, appreciation, response; see also emotion.

    Antonyms indifference, apathy, coldness, insensitivity.

  5. A hunch

    premonition, foreboding, inkling, gut reaction*; see hunch 2.

  6. A general emotional quality

    air, atmosphere, mood; see character 1, characteristic.

feeling, when unqualified in the context, refers to any of the subjective reactions, pleasant or unpleasant, that one may have to a situation and usually connotes an absence of reasoning I can't trust my own feelings; emotion implies an intense feeling, often with physical as well as mental manifestations the news aroused conflicting emotions in him; passion refers to a strong or overpowering emotion, connoting especially sexual love or intense anger; sentiment applies to a feeling, often a tender one, accompanied by some thought or reasoning what are your sentiments in this matter?

feeling Usage Examples

Preposition: that

_this_--has: I am experiencing that strange feeling that all-- er--all _this_--has happened before.

Converse of object

  • evoke: Their experience was that they as a family no longer evoked positive feelings but were instead pitied.
  • express: These letters written home by a young AEF combat officer perhaps express the feelings of the average American soldier better than most writings.
  • hurt: Protecting free expression will often require hurting the feelings of individuals or groups, even if this damages social harmony.
  • convey: For example, music can convey feeling without the use of words.

Converse of subject

accompany: The pain at the base of the skull may be accompanied by a feeling of weakness in the shoulders and arms.

Adjective modifier

  • mixed: The mixed feelings are not only about the daughter.
  • strong: The cozy sitting room has a strong feeling of living in town house of the past.
  • strange: I had a strange feeling in my head, my heart pounded wildly.
  • horrible: Iâve got a horrible feeling they would sell me on to a bigger group and I would not have a say in it.
  • nagging: We had arrived in India with a nagging feeling that unless you backpacked far and wide, you couldn't really experience the country.
  • negative: Teach your children to identify positive and negative feelings in themselves and others.

Noun used with modifier

  • gut: My gut feeling from many years of varied vehicles is that 30 mpg is fine for this auto vehicle.
  • guilt: Parents experience strong guilt feelings -- they know their position is affecting their children.

Preposition: of

  • guilt: Therefore one will not find any feeling of guilt in the German sense of justice, for these actions of the Fuehrer.
  • isolation: Despite great advances in the science of HIV, feelings of isolation persist.
  • helplessness: Experiencing stress over a long period of time can produce a feeling of helplessness.
  • insecurity: However there was a feeling of great insecurity among tenants given their few legal rights.
  • inadequacy: It sounds like you need to get used to the feelings of inadequacy whilst in the minibus environment.
  • well-being: The project aims to help people into learning and work, with a view to improving patient's feelings of well-being and health.

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