feeling

1 of 2

noun

feel·ing ˈfē-liŋ How to pronounce feeling (audio)

a(1)

: the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic : touch

(2)

: a sensation experienced through this sense

: generalized bodily consciousness or sensation

: appreciative or responsive awareness or recognition

experience a feeling of safety

: an emotional state or reaction

a kindly feeling toward the boy

feelings plural : susceptibility to impression : sensitivity

the remark hurt her feelings

: the undifferentiated background of one's awareness considered apart from any identifiable sensation, perception, or thought

: the overall quality of one's awareness

: conscious recognition : sense

: often unreasoned opinion or belief : sentiment

What are your feelings about this subject?

: presentiment

I have a feeling she's not going to like this.

: capacity to respond emotionally especially with the higher emotions

found out how much feeling his mother really had

: the character ascribed to something : atmosphere

The place had the feeling of a haunted house.

: the quality of a work of art that conveys the emotion of the artist

the feeling of the outdoors has been realized with sky-blue ceiling and natural colors

Playthings

: sympathetic aesthetic response

a person of fine feeling

: feel sense 4

feeling

2 of 2

adjective

: sentient, sensitive

: easily moved emotionally

obsolete : deeply felt

: expressing emotion or sensitivity

feelingly

ˈfē-liŋ-lē How to pronounce feeling (audio)

adverb

feelingness noun

Example Sentences

Noun I noticed tingling feelings in my fingers. She had a queasy feeling in her stomach. I had the feeling of something crawling across my foot. We enjoyed the feeling of walking barefoot in the sand. He had no feeling in his right leg. He's been troubled by feelings of guilt. There's no point in trying to hide your feelings. He spoke with feeling about the injustice he had seen. Have you no feeling for the plight of the homeless? I can see that you have strong feelings about this subject. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The event was reminiscent of the London Olympics in 2012, when the city was overwhelmed by a feeling of togetherness.

Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 Her guitar’s prowess, passion and temperament is reminiscent of axe-slinging legend Jeff Beck at his most incendiary and feeling-filled.

A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 14 Sep. 2022 Maybe my Marni skepticism is fueled by a feeling that female designers are the stars of this week, driving all the ideas forward.

Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Sep. 2022 This combination of gospel feeling with classical technique was seen throughout Lewis’ career.

Aaron Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Plus, the conditioner nourishes hair, leaving a silky smooth feeling behind post-shower.

Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022 In interviews, students described feeling left in the dark for much of the lengthy investigation on behalf of the university.

Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022 And don't spend one second feeling guilty about it!

Nicol Natale, Woman's Day, 12 Sep. 2022 The early deference to quiet diplomacy gave way to a sense of impatience, and even a feeling of betrayal.

Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

feeling

noun

feel·ing ˈfē-liŋ How to pronounce feeling (audio)

: the sense by which a person knows whether things are hard or soft, hot or cold, heavy or light

: a sensation of temperature or pressure

a feeling of cold

a feeling of pain

: a state of mind

a feeling of joy

feelings plural : the state of a person's emotions

… she did not want her father's feelings hurt.

Beverly Cleary, Ramona Quimby, Age 8

: an opinion, belief, or expectation

I have the feeling we've met before.

Medical Definition

feeling

noun

feel·ing ˈfē-liŋ How to pronounce feeling (audio)

: the capacity or ability to experience physical sensations (such as pain, touch, or temperature) that is mediated chiefly by end organs and sensory receptors in the skin

: a sensation experienced through this capacity

: an emotional state or reaction

guilt feelings

: the overall quality of one's awareness especially as measured along a pleasantness-unpleasantness continuum

单词	feelingly
释义	feeling 1 of 2 noun feel·ing ˈfē-liŋ 1 a(1) : the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic : touch (2) : a sensation experienced through this sense b : generalized bodily consciousness or sensation c : appreciative or responsive awareness or recognition experience a feeling of safety 2 a : an emotional state or reaction a kindly feeling toward the boy b feelings plural : susceptibility to impression : sensitivity the remark hurt her feelings 3 a : the undifferentiated background of one's awareness considered apart from any identifiable sensation, perception, or thought b : the overall quality of one's awareness c : conscious recognition : sense 4 a : often unreasoned opinion or belief : sentiment What are your feelings about this subject? b : presentiment I have a feeling she's not going to like this. 5 : capacity to respond emotionally especially with the higher emotions found out how much feeling his mother really had 6 : the character ascribed to something : atmosphere The place had the feeling of a haunted house. 7 a : the quality of a work of art that conveys the emotion of the artist the feeling of the outdoors has been realized with sky-blue ceiling and natural colors Playthings b : sympathetic aesthetic response a person of fine feeling 8 : feel sense 4 feeling 2 of 2 adjective 1 a : sentient, sensitive b : easily moved emotionally 2 obsolete : deeply felt 3 : expressing emotion or sensitivity feelingly ˈfē-liŋ-lē adverb feelingness noun Synonyms Noun chord emotion passion sentiment See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun I noticed tingling feelings in my fingers. She had a queasy feeling in her stomach. I had the feeling of something crawling across my foot. We enjoyed the feeling of walking barefoot in the sand. He had no feeling in his right leg. He's been troubled by feelings of guilt. There's no point in trying to hide your feelings. He spoke with feeling about the injustice he had seen. Have you no feeling for the plight of the homeless? I can see that you have strong feelings about this subject. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun The event was reminiscent of the London Olympics in 2012, when the city was overwhelmed by a feeling of togetherness. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 Her guitar’s prowess, passion and temperament is reminiscent of axe-slinging legend Jeff Beck at his most incendiary and feeling-filled. A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 14 Sep. 2022 Maybe my Marni skepticism is fueled by a feeling that female designers are the stars of this week, driving all the ideas forward. Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Sep. 2022 This combination of gospel feeling with classical technique was seen throughout Lewis’ career. Aaron Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Plus, the conditioner nourishes hair, leaving a silky smooth feeling behind post-shower. Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022 In interviews, students described feeling left in the dark for much of the lengthy investigation on behalf of the university. Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022 And don't spend one second feeling guilty about it! Nicol Natale, Woman's Day, 12 Sep. 2022 The early deference to quiet diplomacy gave way to a sense of impatience, and even a feeling of betrayal. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1) Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing feeling a feeling of fellow feeling sense/feeling of loss know the feeling ill feeling/feelings with feeling warm feeling self-feeling sinking feeling good feeling feeling the squeeze feeling sorry for myself See More a feeling of fellow feeling sense/feeling of loss know the feeling ill feeling/feelings with feeling warm feeling self-feeling sinking feeling good feeling feeling the squeeze feeling sorry for myself See More Kids Definition feeling noun feel·ing ˈfē-liŋ 1 : the sense by which a person knows whether things are hard or soft, hot or cold, heavy or light 2 : a sensation of temperature or pressure a feeling of cold a feeling of pain 3 : a state of mind a feeling of joy 4 feelings plural : the state of a person's emotions … she did not want her father's feelings hurt. Beverly Cleary, Ramona Quimby, Age 8 5 : an opinion, belief, or expectation I have the feeling we've met before. Medical Definition feeling noun feel·ing ˈfē-liŋ 1 a : the capacity or ability to experience physical sensations (such as pain, touch, or temperature) that is mediated chiefly by end organs and sensory receptors in the skin b : a sensation experienced through this capacity 2 : an emotional state or reaction guilt feelings 3 : the overall quality of one's awareness especially as measured along a pleasantness-unpleasantness continuum feelingly adverb as in thoughtfully Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance thoughtfully lovingly sensitively considerately solicitously soulfully sympathetically compassionately mercifully humanely affably cordially agreeably genially amiably tenderly altruistically pleasantly sweetly graciously good-humoredly gently divinely angelically good-naturedly benevolently softheartedly benignantly kindly nicely kindheartedly good-heartedly Antonyms & Near Antonyms meanly spitefully maliciously scornfully nastily hatefully viciously wickedly contemptuously despitefully villainously disdainfully malevolently malignantly virulently deprecatingly cattily caustically bitchily venomously invidiously antagonistically hostilely vindictively rancorously obnoxiously acrimoniously vituperatively envyingly See More
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feeling

noun

adjective

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing feeling

Kids Definition

noun

Medical Definition

noun

adverb