Feeling
['fiːlɪŋ] or ['filɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) an intuitive understanding of something; 'he had a great feeling for music'.
(noun.) 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'.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Feel
(a.) Possessing great sensibility; easily affected or moved; as, a feeling heart.
(a.) Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility; as, he made a feeling representation of his wrongs.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) That quality of a work of art which embodies the mental emotion of the artist, and is calculated to affect similarly the spectator.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Affecting, moving, touching, melting, pathetic.[2]. Sensitive, tender.
n. [1]. Sense of touch.[2]. Sensation, perception by touch.[3]. Sensibility, emotion, sentiment, passion, affection, impression.[4]. Tenderness, susceptibility.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Touch, sensation, contact, pathos, tenderness, impression, consciousness,sensibility, emotion, sentiment, passion, sensitiveness
ANT:Insensibility, callousness, Imperturbability, inexcitable_ty, coldness,insensateness
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Examples
- I never had the feeling in the house before,' said Mrs Boffin; 'and I have been about it alone at all hours of the night. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A vague feeling of impending misfortune impressed me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- My impression is that the shock inflicted on me completely suspended my thinking and feeling power. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Lily was feeling unusually virtuous. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I had no feeling for him. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I have no feeling either way. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- She must have a sensation of being honoured, and whether thinking of herself or her brother, she must have a strong feeling of gratitude. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I felt some hesitation in suggesting rank as high as the colonelcy of a regiment, feeling somewhat doubtful whether I would be equal to the position. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Of course I submitted to him, because it was my duty; it was my feeling for him, said Dorothea, looking through the prism of her tears. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He spoke quietly and bowed his head a little, but there was still an uneasy feeling in his eyes as he looked at her. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- As I pressed her dear lips to mine the old feeling of unconquerable power and authority rose in me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- In the present instance, a worse feeling than either of these actuated the leader. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Pecuniary remuneration is offered to me--with the want of feeling peculiar to the rich. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This letter I had wisely allowed to reach its destination, feeling at the time that it could do no harm, and might do good. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I wish you _would_ have some kind of sympathy for my trials; you never have any feeling for me. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Her feelings were very acute, and too little understood to be properly attended to. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- At last he could keep these feelings to himself no longer. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As I read, however, I applied much personally to my own feelings and condition. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- As for Jane Fairfax, she might at least relieve her feelings from any present solicitude on her account. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Beth's bundle was such a funny one that everybody wanted to laugh, but nobody did, for it would have hurt her feelings very much. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I perfectly comprehend your feelings, and have now only to be ashamed of what my own have been. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- While there was hope, the agony had been unendurable;--all was now concluded; her feelings became solemn and calm. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Therefore something had occurred between seven-thirty and nine o'clock which had completely altered her feelings towards him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- You saw nothing, Caroline; I can cover my feelings. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick, 'if I am to render myself intelligible to this gentleman, I must beg you to control your feelings. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He said so repeatedly; other things he said too, which marked the turn of his feelings and gave the lie to his actions. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Sons of white fathers, with all our haughty feelings burning in their veins, will not always be bought and sold and traded. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- We learn to put our feelings back into ourselves, and to jog on with our duties as patiently as may be. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- There is a great difference between feeding parties to wild beasts and stirring up their finer feelings in an Inquisition. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I don't often show my feelings, I make it a principle to endure everything in silence; it's a wife's hard lot, and I bear it. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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