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Feeling has 9 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

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

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

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

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

an intuitive understanding of something

"he had a great feeling for music"

7

Sensation, particularly through the skin.

"The cold wind left a sharp feeling on her cheeks that made her pull her scarf tighter."

In plain English: A feeling is an emotion or physical sensation you experience inside your body.

"She couldn't describe her feeling of loss after moving away from home."

Usage: Use "feeling" as a noun to describe a physical sensation detected by the sense of touch, such as the feeling of cold wind or rough fabric. Do not use it for emotional states in this specific sense, as those are better described as feelings or emotions.

Verb
1

present participle of feel

"The feeling rain on my face made me forget all about my worries."

In plain English: To feel is to have a physical sensation or an emotional reaction inside your body or mind.

"I can't quite feel the vibration of the phone in my pocket."

Usage: Use "feeling" as a verb to describe the ongoing act of sensing something or experiencing an emotion, often appearing in continuous tenses like "I am feeling better." Do not use it as a noun to mean "an idea," which is the definition of "feeling" when used without a verb context.

Adjective
1

Emotionally sensitive.

"She is a feeling person who gets easily overwhelmed by small acts of kindness or cruelty."

In plain English: Feeling describes something that is not solid and can be squished or changed easily.

"The feeling coat kept him warm during the snowstorm."

Usage: Use "feeling" as an adjective only when describing someone who is emotionally sensitive or easily moved by others' moods. In most other contexts, it functions as a noun to describe an emotion rather than modifying another word.

Example Sentences
"The feeling coat kept him warm during the snowstorm." adj
"She couldn't describe her feeling of loss after moving away from home." noun
"I can't quite feel the vibration of the phone in my pocket." verb
Related Terms
touch pain regret love happy fear shock care hope taste emotion calm need joy air regrexit thrilling hateful senseless attitude
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

Origin

The word feeling comes from Middle English felynge, which combined the verb feel with the suffix -ing. It entered modern usage as a direct formation describing the act or state of sensing something through touch or emotion.

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