feeling
noun
[ ˈfiːlɪŋ ]
• an emotional state or reaction.
• "a feeling of joy"
Similar:
love,
care,
affection,
fondness,
tenderness,
warmth,
warmness,
emotion,
sentiment,
passion,
ardour,
desire,
lust,
infatuation,
adulation,
adoration,
reverence,
devotion,
compassion,
sympathy,
empathy,
fellow feeling,
understanding,
concern,
solicitude,
solicitousness,
tender-heartedness,
brotherly love,
pity,
sorrow,
commiseration,
condolences,
• an idea or belief, especially a vague or irrational one.
• "he had the feeling that he was being watched"
Similar:
suspicion,
sneaking suspicion,
notion,
inkling,
hunch,
fancy,
apprehension,
presentiment,
premonition,
foreboding,
idea,
vague idea,
impression,
gut feeling,
feeling in one's bones,
funny feeling,
sixth sense,
• the capacity to experience the sense of touch.
• "a loss of feeling in the hands"
• a sensitivity to or intuitive understanding of.
• "she says I have a feeling for medicine"
Similar:
aptitude,
knack,
flair,
bent,
talent,
gift,
skill,
art,
trick,
faculty,
ability,
propensity,
inclination,
head,
mind,
brain,
know-how,
feeling
adjective
• showing emotion or sensitivity.
• "she was a feeling child"
Similar:
sensitive,
warm,
warm-hearted,
tender,
tender-hearted,
caring,
soft-hearted,
sympathetic,
compassionate,
understanding,
empathetic,
responsive,
receptive,
intuitive,
thoughtful,
emotional,
demonstrative,
passionate,
fiery,
sensible,
feel
verb
• be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched.
• "she felt someone touch her shoulder"
Similar:
perceive,
sense,
detect,
discern,
make out,
notice,
observe,
identify,
be sensible of,
have a sensation of,
be aware of,
be conscious of,
• experience (an emotion or sensation).
• "I felt a sense of excitement"
• have a belief or impression, especially without an identifiable reason.
• "she felt that the woman positively disliked her"
Similar:
sense,
have a feeling,
get the impression,
feel in one's bones,
have a hunch,
have a funny feeling,
just know,
intuit,
Origin:
Old English fēlan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch voelen and German fühlen .
