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feel·ing

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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.	a 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, esp. 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.

(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.

[Origin: 1125–75; ME; see feel, -ing¹, -ing²

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—Related forms

feel·ing·ly, adverb

feel·ing·ness, 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, esp. 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.

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feel·ing Audio Help (fē'lĭng) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The sensation involving perception by touch.
2. A sensation experienced through touch.
3. A physical sensation: a feeling of warmth.
4. An emotional state or disposition; an emotion: expressed deep feeling.
5. A tender emotion; a fondness.
6. Capacity to experience the higher emotions; sensitivity; sensibility: a man of feeling.
7. feelings Susceptibility to emotional response; sensibilities: The child's feelings are easily hurt.
8. Appreciative regard or understanding: a feeling for propriety.
9. Intuitive awareness or aptitude; a feel: has a feeling for language.
An affective state of consciousness, such as that resulting from emotions, sentiments, or desires: experienced a feeling of excitement.
An awareness or impression: He had the feeling that he was being followed.
1. An emotional state or disposition; an emotion: expressed deep feeling.
2. A tender emotion; a fondness.
3. Capacity to experience the higher emotions; sensitivity; sensibility: a man of feeling.
4. feelings Susceptibility to emotional response; sensibilities: The child's feelings are easily hurt.
5. Appreciative regard or understanding: a feeling for propriety.
6. Intuitive awareness or aptitude; a feel: has a feeling for language.
1. Capacity to experience the higher emotions; sensitivity; sensibility: a man of feeling.
2. feelings Susceptibility to emotional response; sensibilities: The child's feelings are easily hurt.
3. Appreciative regard or understanding: a feeling for propriety.
4. Intuitive awareness or aptitude; a feel: has a feeling for language.
Opinion based more on emotion than on reason; sentiment.
A general impression conveyed by a person, place, or thing: The stuffy air gave one the feeling of being in a tomb.
1. Appreciative regard or understanding: a feeling for propriety.
2. Intuitive awareness or aptitude; a feel: has a feeling for language.

adj.

Having the ability to react or feel emotionally; sentient; sensitive.
Easily moved emotionally; sympathetic: a feeling heart.
Expressive of sensibility or emotion: a feeling glance.

feel'ing·ly adv.

Synonyms: These nouns refer to complex and usually strong subjective human response. Although feeling and emotion are sometimes interchangeable, feeling is the more general and neutral: "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity" (William Wordsworth).
Emotion often implies the presence of excitement or agitation: "Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion" (T.S. Eliot).
Passion is intense, compelling emotion: "They seemed like ungoverned children inflamed with the fiercest passions of men" (Francis Parkman).
Sentiment often applies to a thought or opinion arising from or influenced by emotion: We expressed our sentiments about the government's policies.
The word can also refer to delicate, sensitive, or higher or more refined feelings: "The mystic reverence, the religious allegiance, which are essential to a true monarchy, are imaginative sentiments that no legislature can manufacture in any people" (Walter Bagehot). See Also Synonyms at opinion.