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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024feel•ing /ˈfilɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. - Physiology the function or the power of perceiving by touch:[uncountable]no feeling in his left hand.
- a particular sensation of this kind:[countable]a feeling of warmth.
- a consciousness or awareness:[countable]a feeling of inferiority.
- an emotion or emotional attitude:[countable]a feeling of joy.
- idea;
thought:[countable]a feeling we were being watched. - a sentiment;
attitude; opinion:[countable]a feeling in favor of the proposal. - feelings, [plural] the emotional side of a person;
sensibilities:I didn't intend to hurt her feelings. - understanding;
sympathetic perception:[uncountable]a poem without feeling. adj. - sensitive;
readily affected by emotion; sympathetic:a feeling heart. - indicating or characterized by emotion:He gave a feeling reply to the charge.
feel•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024feel•ing (fē′ling),USA pronunciation n. - Physiologythe function or the power of perceiving by touch.
- Physiologyphysical 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, esp. 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.
adj. - sensitive;
sentient. - readily affected by emotion;
sympathetic:a feeling heart. - indicating or characterized by emotion:a feeling reply to the charge.
- 1125–75; Middle English; see feel, -ing1, -ing2
feel′ing•ly, adv. feel′ing•ness, n. - 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . 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, esp. refined or tender feeling:Recollections are often colored by sentiment.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . sympathy, empathy, tenderness, sensitivity, sentiment.
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . emotional, tender.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . impassioned, passionate.
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . cold.
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