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- DictionaryFeel/fēl/
verb
- 1. be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched: "she felt someone touch her shoulder" Similar perceivesensedetectdiscernmake outnoticeobserveidentifybe sensible ofhave a sensation ofbe aware ofbe conscious of
- ▪ be aware of (something happening) through physical sensation: "she felt the ground give way beneath her"
- ▪ examine or search by touch: "he touched her head and felt her hair" Similar touchstrokecaressfondlefingerthumbhandlemanipulatefiddle withplay withtoy withmaulput one's hand onlay a finger oninformal:pawtesttrytry outassess
- ▪ be capable of sensation: "the dead cannot feel"
- ▪ give a sensation of a particular physical quality when touched: "the wool feels soft" Similar seemappearstrike one as
- ▪ investigate something cautiously: informal "they want to feel out the situation"
- ▪ fondle someone for one's own sexual stimulation. informal
- 2. experience (an emotion or sensation): "I felt a sense of excitement" Similar experienceundergogo throughbearenduresufferbe forced to contend withknowhave
- ▪ consider oneself to be in a particular state or exhibiting particular qualities: "he doesn't feel obliged to visit every weekend"
- ▪ have the strength and energy to do or deal with: "after the accident she didn't feel up to driving"
- ▪ be healthy and well: "Ruth was not quite feeling herself"
- ▪ be emotionally affected by: "he didn't feel the loss of his mother so keenly"
- ▪ have compassion for: "poor woman—I feel for her"
- 3. have a belief or impression, especially without an identifiable reason: "she felt that the woman positively disliked her" Similar sensehave a feelingget the impressionfeel in one's boneshave a hunchhave a funny feelingjust knowintuit
- ▪ hold an opinion: "I felt I could make a useful contribution" Similar believethinkconsider it rightconsiderfancybe of the opinionholdmaintainjudgedeemsuspectsupposeassumepresumeconcludecome to the conclusion thatfigureinformal:reckonOpposite doubt
noun
- 1. an act of touching something to examine it.
- ▪ the sense of touch: "he worked by feel rather than using his eyes" Similar touchsense of touchtactile sensetactilityfeelingfeeling one's waycontacttexture
- 2. a sensation given by an object or material when touched: "nylon cloth with a cotton feel" Similar texturesurfacefinishgrainnapweightthicknessconsistencyqualitycharacter
- ▪ the impression given by something: "the restaurant has a modern bistro feel" Similar atmosphereambienceauramoodfeelingairimpressionclimatecharacterovertoneundertonetenorspiritqualityflavorcolorinformal:vibrationsvibesviberare:subcurrent
- 3. feelings of heightened emotion: informal "fans will undoubtedly get the feels when they see how things haven't changed"
Word Origin Old Englishfēlan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch voelen and German fühlen.
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