feeling — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Emotionally sensitive.

   Examples

   Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.

2. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.

   Examples

   He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.

Noun

1. Sensation, particularly through the skin.

   Examples

   The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.

2. Emotion; impression.

   Examples

   The house gave me a feeling of dread.

   Part of the 'western arcade' (as it's known) is lined with delis, cafes and other shops, giving it the feeling of a bazaar.

3. Emotional state or well-being.

   Examples

   You really hurt my feelings when you said that.

4. Emotional attraction or desire.

   Usage

   • plural-normally

   Examples

   Many people still have feelings for their first love.

   You can kiss a hundred boys in bars Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling You can say it's just the way you are Make a new excuse, another stupid reason

5. Intuition.

   Examples

   He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.

   I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.

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   Got on a lucky one / Came in eighteen to one / I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you

6. An opinion, an attitude.

   Examples

   When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away.

Noun

1. the experiencing of affective and emotional states

   Broader terms

   state

   Examples

   she had a feeling of euphoria

   he had terrible feelings of guilt

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   I disliked him and the feeling was mutual

2. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

   Synonyms

   impressionbeliefnotionopinion

   Broader terms

   ideathought

   Examples

   his impression of her was favorable

   what are your feelings about the crisis?

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   it strengthened my belief in his sincerity

   I had a feeling that she was lying

3. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

   Synonyms

   spirittonefeelflavorflavourlooksmell

   Broader terms

   atmosphereambianceambience

   Examples

   the feel of the city excited him

   a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting

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   it had the smell of treason

4. a physical sensation that you experience

   Broader terms

   somesthesiasomaesthesiasomatesthesiasomatic sensation

   Examples

   he had a queasy feeling

   I had a strange feeling in my leg

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   he lost all feeling in his arm

5. the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin

   Synonyms

   touchtouch sensationtactual sensationtactile sensation

   Broader terms

   perception

   Examples

   she likes the touch of silk on her skin

   the surface had a greasy feeling

6. an intuitive understanding of something

   Synonyms

   intuitive feeling

   Broader terms

   intuition

   Examples

   he had a great feeling for music