feeling
1. the experiencing of affective and emotional states (Freq. 49)
- she had a feeling of euphoria
- he had terrible feelings of guilt
- I disliked him and the feeling was mutual
• Derivationally related forms:
feel
• Hypernyms:
state
• Hyponyms:
affect, emotion, thing, glow, faintness,
soul, soulfulness, passion, passionateness, sentiment, complex,
ambivalence, ambivalency, apathy, desire, sex, sexual urge,
pleasure, pleasance, pain, painfulness, pang, stab,
twinge, liking, dislike, gratitude, ingratitude, ungratefulness,
unconcern, shame, pride, pridefulness, humility, humbleness,
astonishment, amazement, devastation, expectation, levity, gravity,
solemnity, sensitivity, sensitiveness, agitation, calmness, fearlessness,
bravery, happiness, sadness, unhappiness, hope, despair,
affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness,
warmheartedness, philia, temper, mood, humor, humour,
sympathy, fellow feeling, enthusiasm
2. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed (Freq. 28)
- 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
• Syn:
impression, belief, notion, opinion
• Derivationally related forms:
believe (for: belief), feel, impressionistic (for: impression)
• Hypernyms:
idea, thought
• Hyponyms:
presence, effect, first blush, intuition, hunch, suspicion
3. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people (Freq. 16)
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
• Syn:
spirit, tone, feel, flavor, flavour,
look, smell
• Derivationally related forms:
look (for: look), feel, feel (for: feel), spirit (for: spirit), spiritize (for: spirit)
• Hypernyms:
atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
• Hyponyms:
Hollywood, Zeitgeist
4. a physical sensation that you experience (Freq. 8)
- he had a queasy feeling
- I had a strange feeling in my leg
- he lost all feeling in his arm
• Derivationally related forms:
feel
• Hypernyms:
somesthesia, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation
• Hyponyms:
constriction, tightness
5. the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin (Freq. 1)
- she likes the touch of silk on her skin
- the surface had a greasy feeling
• Syn:
touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation
• Derivationally related forms:
feel, touch (for: touch)
• Hypernyms:
perception
• Hyponyms:
creepiness, cutaneous sensation, haptic sensation, skin sensation
6. an intuitive understanding of something
- he had a great feeling for music
• Syn:
intuitive feeling
• Hypernyms:
intuition
• Hyponyms:
sprachgefuhl
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