Definition of FEELING

feeling

Plural: feelings

Noun

  • An emotional state or reaction; the sense of touch.
  • the experiencing of affective and emotional states
    • "she had a feeling of euphoria"
    • "he had terrible feelings of guilt"
    • "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
  • a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
    • "what are your feelings about the crisis?"
    • "I had a feeling that she was lying"
  • the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
  • a physical sensation that you experience
    • "he had a queasy feeling"
    • "I had a strange feeling in my leg"
    • "he lost all feeling in his arm"
  • the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
    • "the surface had a greasy feeling"
  • an intuitive understanding of something
    • "he had a great feeling for music"
  • Sensation, particularly through the skin.
  • Emotion; impression.
  • Emotional state or well-being.
  • Emotional attraction or desire.
  • Intuition.
  • An opinion, an attitude.

Verb

  • undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
  • come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
  • perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
  • be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
  • have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
  • undergo passive experience of:
  • be felt or perceived in a certain way
  • grope or feel in search of something
  • examine by touch
  • examine (a body part) by palpation
  • find by testing or cautious exploration
  • produce a certain impression
  • pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
  • present participle and gerund of feel

Adj

  • Emotionally sensitive.
  • Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.

Examples

  • A strong feeling told her to hold onto the ’S’ for a more strategic play.
  • Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.
  • He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.
  • He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.
  • I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
  • Many people still have feelings for their first love.
  • The house gave me a feeling of dread.
  • The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.
  • You really hurt my feelings when you said that.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing.

Synonyms

belief, experience, feel, find, finger, flavor, flavour, impression, intuitive feeling, look, notion, opinion, palpate, sense, smell, spirit, tactile sensation, tactual sensation, tone, touch, touch sensation

Scrabble Score: 11

feeling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
feeling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
feeling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

feeling: valid Words With Friends Word