feeling

Meanings

• the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  • "she had a feeling of euphoria"
  • "he had terrible feelings of guilt"
  • "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
  • "what are your feelings about the crisis?"
  • "I had a feeling that she was lying"
• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
• a physical sensation that you experience
  • "he had a queasy feeling"
  • "I had a strange feeling in my leg"
  • "he lost all feeling in his arm"
• the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
  • "the surface had a greasy feeling"
• an intuitive understanding of something
  • "he had a great feeling for music"
• undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
• come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
• perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
• be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
• have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
• undergo passive experience of:
• be felt or perceived in a certain way
• grope or feel in search of something
• examine by touch
• examine (a body part) by palpation
• find by testing or cautious exploration
• produce a certain impression
• pass one's hands over the sexual organs of

Synonyms

belief, experience, feel, find, finger, flavor, flavour, impression, intuitive feeling, look, notion, opinion, palpate, sense, smell, spirit, tactile sensation, tactual sensation, tone, touch, touch sensation