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noun
1.
the function or the power of perceiving by touch.
2.
physical sensation not connected with sight, hearing, taste, or smell.
3.
a particular sensation of this kind: a feeling of warmth; a feeling of pain.
4.
the general state of consciousness considered independently of particular sensations, thoughts, etc.
5.
EXPANDa consciousness or vague awareness: a feeling of inferiority.
6.
an emotion or emotional perception or attitude: a feeling of joy; a feeling of sorrow.
7.
capacity for emotion, especially compassion: to have great feeling for the sufferings of others.
8.
a sentiment; attitude; opinion: The general feeling was in favor of the proposal.
9.
feelings, sensibilities; susceptibilities: to hurt one's feelings.
10.
fine emotional endowment.
11.
COLLAPSE(in music, art, etc.)
a.
emotion or sympathetic perception revealed by an artist in his or her work: a poem without feeling.
b.
the general impression conveyed by a work: a landscape painting with a spacious feeling.
c.
sympathetic appreciation, as of music: to play with feeling.
adjective
12.
sensitive; sentient.
13.
readily affected by emotion; sympathetic: a feeling heart.
14.
indicating or characterized by emotion: a feeling reply to the charge.
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Related forms
feel·ing·ly, adverb
feel·ing·ness, noun
non·feel·ing, adjective
non·feel·ing·ly, adverb
un·der·feel·ing, noun
Synonyms
5. 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 sadness, of rejoicing. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so overpowering that it masters the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment. 6. sympathy, empathy, tenderness, sensitivity, sentiment. 12. emotional, tender. 13. impassioned, passionate.
5. 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 sadness, of rejoicing. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so overpowering that it masters the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment. 6. sympathy, empathy, tenderness, sensitivity, sentiment. 12. emotional, tender. 13. impassioned, passionate.
Antonyms
5, 6. apathy. 12. cold.
5, 6. apathy. 12. cold.
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feeling n.
The sensation involving perception by touch.
A physical sensation, as of pain.
An affective state of consciousness, such as that resulting from emotions, sentiments, or desires.
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