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noun the function or the power of perceiving by touch.
physical sensation not connected with sight, hearing, taste, or smell.
a particular sensation of this kind: a feeling of warmth; a feeling of pain.
the general state of consciousness considered independently of particular sensations, thoughts, etc.
a consciousness or vague awareness: a feeling of inferiority.
an emotion or emotional perception or attitude: a feeling of joy; a feeling of sorrow.
capacity for emotion, especially compassion: to have great feeling for the sufferings of others.
a sentiment; attitude; opinion: The general feeling was in favor of the proposal.
feelings, sensibilities; susceptibilities: to hurt one's feelings.
fine emotional endowment.
(in music, art, etc.) emotion or sympathetic perception revealed by an artist in his or her work: a poem without feeling. the general impression conveyed by a work: a landscape painting with a spacious feeling. sympathetic appreciation, as of music: to play with feeling. SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective sensitive; sentient.
readily affected by emotion; sympathetic: a feeling heart.
indicating or characterized by emotion: a feeling reply to the charge.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of feeling Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at feel, -ing1 , -ing2
SYNONYMS FOR feeling 6 sympathy, empathy, tenderness, sensitivity, sentiment.
12 emotional, tender.
13 impassioned, passionate.
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synonym study for feeling 5 . Feeling, emotion, passion, sentiment refer to pleasurable or painful sensations experienced when one is stirred to sympathy, anger, fear, love, grief, etc. Feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so overpowering that it masters the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment.
OTHER WORDS FROM feeling feel·ing·ly, adverb feel·ing·ness, noun non·feel·ing, adjective non·feel·ing·ly, adverb
un·der·feel·ing, noun
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Words nearby feeling feeler, feeler gauge, feel for, feel free, feel-good, feeling , feelings, feel in one's bones, feel like, feel like death, feel like oneself
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Example sentences from the Web for feeling We wouldn’t get the same feeling at the growth stage versus working with small teams or a single founder.
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Every time, I have this feeling that it’s going to be forever.
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She said if Oracle or any new owner changed TikTok, it would be “big” and could potentially change the organic feeling of community that the app has created.
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Something like fluoride, which is too small for normal filters, yanks away that feeling of agency.
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We have to share those feeling s of concern that the people are feeling .
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I had a feeling that Turkish authorities were closing their eyes.
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And who can blame them for feeling disenfranchised when they see their efforts dwarfed by the mega donors.
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That act forever sealed his feeling for the Chief, bound it up with the war, with violence, with the gun.
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Footsteps again aroused her, and she started up with a feeling of hope animating her to renewed effort.
We tell the child to perform a certain action toward which his own feeling and thought have made no stir whatever.
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Feeling painfully insignificant and helpless, he turned and left the room.
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Reasons enough why this feeling concentrated upon Mexico have already been given, but certain others are in order here.
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The weather was warm and the command marched slowly, feeling its way as it went.
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British Dictionary definitions for feeling noun the sense of touch
the ability to experience physical sensations, such as heat, pain, etc the sensation so experienced a state of mind
a physical or mental impression a feeling of warmth
fondness; sympathy to have a great deal of feeling for someone
an ability to feel deeply a person of feeling
a sentiment a feeling that the project is feasible
an impression or mood; atmosphere the feeling of a foreign city
an emotional disturbance, esp anger or dislike a lot of bad feeling about the increase in taxes
intuitive appreciation and understanding a feeling for words
sensibility in the performance of something
(plural) emotional or moral sensitivity, as in relation to principles or personal dignity (esp in the phrase hurt or injure the feelings of )
have feelings for to be emotionally or sexually attracted to
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective sentient; sensitive
expressing or containing emotion
warm-hearted; sympathetic
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Derived forms of feeling feelingly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to feeling reaction, perception, pain, feel, sensitivity, excitement, sense, pleasure, awareness, belief, sentiment, apprehension, thought, suspicion, instinct, opinion, notion, view, emotion, impression
Medical definitions for feeling n. The sensation involving perception by touch.
A physical sensation, as of pain.
An affective state of consciousness, such as that resulting from emotions, sentiments, or desires.
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