ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Feeling

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Feeling is an adjective meaning Emotionally sensitive.

Meaning

Emotionally sensitive.

More Meanings

  1. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.
  2. Sensation, particularly through the skin.
  3. Emotion; impression.
  4. (always in the plural) Emotional state or well-being.
  5. (usually in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.
  6. Intuition.
  7. An opinion, an attitude.

Example Sentences

The house gave me a feeling of dread.
The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.
He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.
You really hurt my feelings when you said that.

Word Forms

Synonyms for feeling

Depending on context, synonyms include notion, spirit, touch, look, belief, tone.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include touch, notion, spirit, belief, look, flavor.

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