English dictionary
feeling
/'f/i/l/I//N/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Possessing great sensibility; easily affected or moved; as, a <i>feeling</i> heart.
Source: webster1913
noun
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the experiencing of affective and emotional states
ExamplesShe had a feeling of euphoria.
He had terrible feelings of guilt.
I disliked him and the feeling was mutual.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
ExamplesWhat are your feelings about the crisis?
I had a feeling that she was lying.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a physical sensation that you experience
ExamplesHe had a queasy feeling.
I had a strange feeling in my leg.
He lost all feeling in his arm.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
ExamplesThe surface had a greasy feeling.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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an intuitive understanding of something
ExamplesHe had a great feeling for music.
Synonyms intuitive feelingSource: WordNet 3.0
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The sense by which the mind, through certain nerves of the body, perceives external objects, or certain states of the body itself; that one of the five senses which resides in the general nerves of sensation distributed over the body, especially in its surface; the sense of touch; nervous sensibility to external objects.
Source: webster1913