English Explanatory Dictionary

feeling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Emotionally sensitive.
  2. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.
noun
  1. Sensation, particularly through the skin.
  2. Emotion; impression.
  3. Emotional state or well-being.
  4. Emotional attraction or desire.
  5. Intuition.
  6. An opinion, an attitude.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of feel

Pronunciation

/ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-feeling.wav /ˈfi.lɪŋ/ En-us-feeling.ogg

Word forms

feeling more feeling most feeling feelings

Etymology

From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing.

Derived words

bad feeling feelingful feeling in one's waters feelingless feelingly feelingness feelpinion fellow-feeling fellow feeling floating feeling gut feeling hard feelings hurt feelings ill feeling misfeeling mixed feelings nonfeeling no sense no feeling race feeling self-feeling sinking feeling that tired feeling underfeeling unfeeling where there's no sense there's no feeling feeling no pain
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