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   Feel·ing

   /ˈfēliNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. an emotional state or reaction: "a feeling of joy" Similar lovecareaffectionfondnesstendernesswarmthwarmnessemotionsentimentpassionardordesirelustinfatuationadulationadorationreverencedevotioncompassionsympathyempathyfellow feelingunderstandingcareconcernsolicitudesolicitousnesstender-heartednesstendernesslovebrotherly lovepitysorrowcommiserationcondolences
   • ▪ the emotional side of someone's character; emotional responses or tendencies to respond: "I don't want to hurt her feelings" Similar sensibilitiessensitivitiesself-esteemegoprideemotionspassionssentiments
   • ▪ strong emotion: "“God bless you!” she said with feeling"
   • 2. a belief, especially a vague or irrational one: "he had the feeling that he was being watched" Similar suspicionsneaking suspicionnotioninklinghunchfancyapprehensionpresentimentpremonitionforebodingideavague ideaimpressioninformal:gut feelingfeeling in one's bonesfunny feelingsixth sense
   • ▪ an opinion, typically one shared by several people: "a feeling grew that justice had not been done" Similar sentimentemotionemotional stateopinionattitudebeliefideasviewsopinionbeliefviewimpressionintuitioninstincthunchestimationguesstheoryhypothesisthoughtway of thinkingpoint of view
   • 3. the capacity to experience the sense of touch: "a loss of feeling in the hands"
   • ▪ the sensation of touching or being touched by a particular thing: "the feeling of water against your skin" Similar touchfeelsense of touchtactile sensetactilitycontactusing one's hands
   • 4. a sensitivity to or intuitive understanding of: "he seems to have little feeling for art" Similar aptitudeknackflairbenttalentgiftskillarttrickfacultyabilitypropensityinclinationheadmindbraininformal:know-how

   adjective

   • 1. showing emotion or sensitivity: "he had a warm and feeling heart"

   Derivatives

   • 1. feelingless adjective

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   feeling: [noun] the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic : touch. a sensation experienced through this sense. generalized bodily consciousness or sensation. appreciative or responsive awareness or recognition.

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   Feeling definition: the function or the power of perceiving by touch.. See examples of FEELING used in a sentence.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfeeling noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of feeling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFEELING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FEELING definition: 1. the fact of feeling something physical: 2. emotion: 3. emotions, especially those influenced…. Learn more.

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   A physical sensation is a feeling. When you sit on your foot so long that it falls asleep, you'll first have no feeling in it, and then you'll have a terrible "pins and needles" feeling.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFEELING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   16 meanings: 1. the sense of touch 2. a. the ability to experience physical sensations, such as heat, pain, etc b. the.... Click for more definitions.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFEELING | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   FEELING definition: 1. emotion: 2. the way something feels physically: 3. an opinion or belief: . Learn more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishfeeling noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   something that you feel; 1 [countable] feeling (of something) something that you feel through the mind or through the senses a feeling of hunger/excitement/sadness, etc. guilty feelings I've got a tight feeling in my stomach. (informal) “I really resent the way he treated me.”“ I know the feeling.” (= I know how you feel) “I'm going to miss you.” “ The feeling's mutual (= I feel ...

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › feeling_nfeeling, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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    feeling, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › feelingFeeling - definition of feeling by The Free Dictionary

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    syn: 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 pride, of dismay. emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion ...