feeling
/'fi:liɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- An emotional state or reaction: A conscious subjective experience of affect or emotion.
- A physical sensation: An awareness or perception of a bodily state or external stimulus through the senses.
- An intuitive awareness or sensitivity: An intuitive understanding or appreciation of something, often not based on conscious reasoning.
- A general impression or atmosphere: The overall emotional quality or ambiance of a place, situation, or piece of art.
- An opinion or belief: A vague or intuitive idea or conviction about something.
Examples of Usage
- Emotional State:
- She spoke with a feeling of great joy.
- He couldn't hide his feeling of disappointment.
- Physical Sensation:
- I had a strange feeling in my stomach.
- The feeling of the sun on her skin was warm.
- Intuitive Awareness:
- She has a real feeling for language.
- He has no feeling for classical music.
- General Impression:
- The old house had a lonely feeling.
- There was a feeling of tension in the room.
- Opinion or Belief:
- My feeling is that we should wait.
- What is your feeling about the new policy?
Advanced Usage
- "Bad/ill feeling": Resentment or animosity between people.
- The dispute left a lot of bad feeling between the two departments.
- "No hard feelings": Used to express that one is not upset or resentful after a disagreement.
- I hope there are no hard feelings about the decision.
- "A feeling for": A natural understanding or talent for something.
- A good designer has a feeling for color and space.
Variants and Related Words
- Feel (verb): To experience an emotion or physical sensation.
- Feelings (plural noun): Often refers specifically to emotions, especially sensitive ones.
- He hurt her feelings with his careless remark.
- Feelingly (adverb): In a way that shows strong emotion.
- She spoke feelingly about her childhood.
Synonyms
- Emotion: A natural instinctive state of mind deriving from circumstances.
- Sensation: A physical feeling or perception from the senses.
- Impression: An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone.
- Sentiment: A view or attitude toward a situation; often refined feeling.
Related Phrases
- Mixed feelings: Having conflicting emotions about something.
- I have mixed feelings about moving to a new city.
- Get the feeling: To begin to believe or suspect something intuitively.
- I get the feeling that she isn't telling us everything.
- Hurt someone's feelings: To upset someone emotionally.
- Be careful not to hurt his feelings.
Related Idioms
- Feeling is mutual: Used to say that one shares the same sentiment, often a negative one like dislike.
- "I don't like him." — "The feeling is mutual."
- Sinking feeling: A sudden feeling of dread or apprehension.
- I had a sinking feeling when I saw the police car outside my house.
Noun
- an intuitive understanding of something
- he had a great feeling for music
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
- she likes the touch of silk on her skin
- the surface had a greasy feeling
- 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 general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- his impression of her was favorable
- what are your feelings about the crisis?
- it strengthened my belief in his sincerity
- I had a feeling that she was lying
- 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