feel·ing\ˈfē-liŋ\
noun
: an awareness by your body of something in it or on it
: an emotional state or reaction
: thoughts of wanting to help someone who is sick, hungry, in trouble, etc.
Full Definition
1 a (1) : 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 (2) : a sensation experienced through this sense
b : generalized bodily consciousness or sensation
c : appreciative or responsive awareness or recognition
2 a : an emotional state or reaction <a kindly feeling toward the boy>
b plural : susceptibility to impression : sensitivity <the remark hurt her feelings>
3 a : the undifferentiated background of one's awareness considered apart from any identifiable sensation, perception, or thought
b : the overall quality of one's awareness
c : conscious recognition : sense
4 a : often unreasoned opinion or belief : sentiment
b : presentiment
5 : capacity to respond emotionally especially with the higher emotions
6 : the character ascribed to something : atmosphere
7 a : the quality of a work of art that conveys the emotion of the artist
b : sympathetic aesthetic response
8 : feel 4
Examples
I noticed tingling feelings in my fingers.
She had a queasy feeling in her stomach.
I had the feeling of something crawling across my foot.
First use: 12th century

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