释义 |
felt1 /felt/ noun- A soft fabric formed without weaving, filaments pressed together using the natural tendency of the fibres of wool and certain kinds of hair to interlace and cling together
- Any material made in a similar way, eg the bituminous matting used to line roofs
transitive verb- To make into felt
- To cover with felt
intransitive verb To become felted or matted ORIGIN: OE felt; cf Du vilt, Ger Filz feltˈer transitive verb To mat together like felt feltˈing noun - The art or process of making felt or of matting fibres together
- The felt itself
feltˈy adjective felt-tip pen, felt-tipped pen, felt tip or felt pen noun A pen with a nib of felt or similar fibrous substance felt2 /felt/ pat and pap of feel feel /fēl/ transitive verb (feelˈing; felt)- To perceive by the touch
- To investigate by touching or handling
- To find (one's way) by groping
- To be conscious of
- To be keenly sensible of
- To have an inward persuasion of, to believe, consider or think
- To seem to oneself to be
- To caress the genitals of (with up; vulgar sl)
intransitive verb- To be aware that one is (well, ill, happy, etc)
- To explore or investigate with one's hand (with in, etc)
- To impart a particular impression when touched, as in to feel smooth, sharp, etc
- To be emotionally affected
- To have sympathy or compassion (with for)
noun- The sensation of touch
- An instinct, touch, knack
- An act of feeling something
- An impression imparted by something being felt
- A general impression or atmosphere associated with something
ORIGIN: OE fēlan to feel; Ger fühlen; prob akin to L palpāri to stroke feelˈer noun - A person, etc that feels
- A remark cautiously dropped, or any indirect stratagem, to sound out the opinions of others
- A tentacle
- A jointed organ in the head of insects, etc capable of a delicate sense, an antenna
feelˈing noun - The sense of touch
- Perception of objects by touch
- Consciousness of pleasure or pain
- An impression received physically or mentally
- Tenderness
- (an) emotion
- Sensibility, susceptibility, sentimentality
- An opinion, sentiment
- An instinctive grasp or appreciation (with for)
- Mutual or interactive emotion, such as bad feeling (resentment or animosity), good feeling (friendliness), ill-feeling, fellow feeling
- (in pl) the affections or passions
- (in pl) one's sensibilities, or amour-propre, as in hurt someone's feelings
adjective- Expressive of great sensibility or tenderness
- Easily or strongly affected by emotion
- Sympathetic
- Compassionate
- Pitying
- Deeply felt
feelˈingless adjective feelˈingly adverb feelˈ-bad or feelˈbad adjective (informal) Causing a feeling of personal unease feel-bad factor noun The antidote to the feel-good factor (qv below) feeler gauge noun (engineering) A thin strip of metal of known thickness, used to measure or set the distance between surfaces or parts feelˈ-good or feelˈgood adjective (informal) Causing or relating to a feeling of personal wellbeing, optimism or (smug) self-satisfaction feel-good factor noun A sense of optimism sometimes detected by researchers into voting, buying, etc intentions bad feeling - Resentment or animosity
- Ill-feeling
feel after (Bible) To search for feelings (are) running high (there is) a general feeling of anger, emotion, etc feel like To want, have a desire for feel oneself To feel as well as normal feel one's feet or way To accustom oneself to a new situation, job, etc feel up to (with neg) to feel fit enough to get the feel of To become familiar with or used to good feeling - Friendly feeling
- Amicable relations
no hard feelings No offence taken |