Definitions for feeling
ˈfi lɪŋfeel·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. feelingnoun

   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"

2. impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinionnoun

   a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

   "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

3. spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smellnoun

   the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

   "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"

4. feelingnoun

   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"

5. touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feelingnoun

   the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin

   "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling"

6. feeling, intuitive feelingnoun

   an intuitive understanding of something

   "he had a great feeling for music"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. feelingnoun

   Sensation, particularly through the skin.

   The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.

2. feelingnoun

   Emotion; impression.

   The house gave me a feeling of dread.

3. feelingnoun

   Emotional state or well-being.

   You really hurt my feelings when you said that.

4. feelingnoun

   Emotional attraction or desire.

   Many people still have feelings for their first love.

5. feelingnoun

   Intuition.

   He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.

6. feelingnoun

   An opinion, an attitude.

7. feelingadjective

   Emotionally sensitive.

   Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Feelingnoun

   Etymology: from feel.

   1. The sense of touch.

   Why was the sight
   To such a tender ball as th’ eye confin’d?
   So obvious and so easy to be quench’d,
   And not, as feeling, through all parts diffus’d,
   That she might look at will through ev’ry pore. John Milton.

   2. Sensibility; tenderness.

   The apprehension of the good,
   Gives but the greater feeling to the worse. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.

   Their king, out of a princely feeling, was sparing and compassionate towards his subjects. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   3. Perception.

   Great persons had need to borrow other men’s opinions to think themselves happy; for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   As we learn what belongs to the body by the evidence of sense, so we learn what belongs to the soul by an inward consciousness, which may be called a sort of internal feeling. Isaac Watts.

2. Feelingparticipial adj.

   Etymology: from feel.

   1. Expressive of great sensibility.

   O wretched state of man in self-division!
   O well thou say’st a feeling declaration
   Thy tongue hath made of Cupid’s deep incision. Philip Sidney.

   Thy wailing words do much my spirits move,
   They uttered are in such a feeling fashion. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Write ’till your ink be dry, and with your tears
   Moist it again; and frame some feeling line,
   That may discover such integrity. William Shakespeare, Two Gent. of Verona.

   2. Sensibly felt. This sense is not sufficiently analogical.

   A most poor man made tame to fortune’s blows,
   Who, by the art of known and feeling sorrows,
   Am pregnant to good pity. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   I had a feeling sense
   Of all your royal favours; but this last
   Strikes through my heart. Thomas Southerne.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Feeling

   of Feel

2. Feelingadjective

   possessing great sensibility; easily affected or moved; as, a feeling heart

3. Feelingadjective

   expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility; as, he made a feeling representation of his wrongs

4. Feelingnoun

   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

5. Feelingnoun

   an act or state of perception by the sense above described; an act of apprehending any object whatever; an act or state of apprehending the state of the soul itself; consciousness

6. Feelingnoun

   the capacity of the soul for emotional states; a high degree of susceptibility to emotions or states of the sensibility not dependent on the body; as, a man of feeling; a man destitute of feeling

7. Feelingnoun

   any state or condition of emotion; the exercise of the capacity for emotion; any mental state whatever; as, a right or a wrong feeling in the heart; our angry or kindly feelings; a feeling of pride or of humility

8. Feelingnoun

   that quality of a work of art which embodies the mental emotion of the artist, and is calculated to affect similarly the spectator

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Feeling

   Feeling is the nominalization of the verb to feel. The word was first used in the English language to describe the physical sensation of touch through either experience or perception. The word is also used to describe experiences, other than the physical sensation of touch, such as "a feeling of warmth". In psychology, the word is usually reserved for the conscious subjective experience of emotion. Phenomenology and heterophenomenology are philosophical approaches that provide some basis for knowledge of feelings. Many schools of psychotherapy depend on the therapist achieving some kind of understanding of the client's feelings, for which methodologies exist. Some theories of interpersonal relationships also have a role for shared feelings or understanding of another person's feelings. Perception of the physical world does not necessarily result in a universal reaction among receivers, but varies depending on one's tendency to handle the situation, how the situation relates to the receiver's past experiences, and any number of other factors. Feelings are also known as a state of consciousness, such as that resulting from emotions, sentiments or desires.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. feeling

   An intuitive understanding.

   They had a feeling the news of their impending wedding would be so well received by their families.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 18, 2020  

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   feeling

   Definition for feeling is also vibe.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on February 11, 2021  

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   feelingverb

   Verb form of the word feel.

   The feeling was one of unity, support, truth, justice, love, balance, peace and power to us all as one intelligent being.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Intuition
   • Somesthesia

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'feeling' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1476

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'feeling' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1317

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'feeling' in Nouns Frequency: #351

Anagrams for feeling »

1. fine leg

2. fleeing

How to pronounce feeling?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of feeling in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of feeling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of feeling in a Sentence

1. Kevin Dorwin:

   For the markets to move higher we need to see revenue growth and consumer spending to pick up. There is a feeling that consumers aren't spending enough and are saving instead.

2. Grigor Dimitrov:

   I think you hardly ever see like top players to feel really flat early on in the match. I think it's a different scenario this time. I think he has a lot to look forward to, in the same time, I'm feeling really ready, and I like my chances every time I go out on the court. So I think it's going to be a great matchup.

3. Ryan Michael McCarthy:

   Provided Rivian has thought more than Tesla about who is going to be driving it, what they're going to be feeling when they're driving it and what they're going to be doing.

4. Jessica Hausner:

   My first feeling, to be honest, was a little sadness, that this only happens now, today, in 2019. It is pretty late, and it is incredible that it is still an event today, it is always a reminder that so much work needs to be done still.

5. Billie Eilish:

   I think because of the way that my personality is—I’m a very strong-willed person, and I think at the time I was very alpha—I’m coming to realize that I may have felt a feeling of superiority, the World's a Little Blurry.

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