Dictionary entry details
• FEELING (noun)
Meaning:
The experiencing of affective and emotional states
Classified under:
Nouns with no superordinates
Context examples:
she had a feeling of euphoria / he had terrible feelings of guilt / I disliked him and the feeling was mutual
Hypernyms ("feeling" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feeling"):
enthusiasm (a feeling of excitement)
sensitiveness; sensitivity (sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others))
gravity; solemnity (a solemn and dignified feeling)
levity (feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness)
expectation (the feeling that something is about to happen)
devastation (the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed)
amazement; astonishment (the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising)
humbleness; humility (a humble feeling)
pride; pridefulness (a feeling of self-respect and personal worth)
agitation (the feeling of being agitated; not calm)
calmness (a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement)
fellow feeling; sympathy (sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish))
humor; humour; mood; temper (a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling)
affection; affectionateness; fondness; heart; philia; tenderness; warmheartedness; warmness (a positive feeling of liking)
despair (the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well)
hope (the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled)
sadness; unhappiness (emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being)
happiness (emotions experienced when in a state of well-being)
bravery; fearlessness (feeling no fear)
shame (a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt)
unconcern (a feeling of lack of concern)
ingratitude; ungratefulness (a lack of gratitude)
sentiment (tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion)
passion; passionateness (strong feeling or emotion)
soul; soulfulness (deep feeling or emotion)
faintness (a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon)
glow (a feeling of considerable warmth)
thing (a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion)
emotion (any strong feeling)
affect (the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion)
complex ((psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior)
ambivalence; ambivalency (mixed feelings or emotions)
apathy (an absence of emotion or enthusiasm)
desire (the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state)
sex; sexual urge (all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses)
pleasance; pleasure (a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience)
pain; painfulness (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid)
pang; stab; twinge (a sudden sharp feeling)
liking (a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment)
dislike (a feeling of aversion or antipathy)
gratitude (a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation)
Meaning:
A vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
notion; impression; feeling; belief; opinion
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("feeling" is a kind of...):
idea; thought (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feeling"):
presence (the impression that something is present)
effect (an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived))
first blush (at the first glimpse or impression)
hunch; intuition; suspicion (an impression that something might be the case)
Meaning:
The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
flavour; flavor; feel; spirit; feeling; smell; look; tone
Context examples:
the feel of the city excited him / a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting / it had the smell of treason
Hypernyms ("feeling" is a kind of...):
ambiance; ambience; atmosphere (a particular environment or surrounding influence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feeling"):
Hollywood (a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry)
Zeitgeist (the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation)
Meaning:
A physical sensation that you experience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context examples:
he had a queasy feeling / I had a strange feeling in my leg / he lost all feeling in his arm
Hypernyms ("feeling" is a kind of...):
somaesthesia; somatesthesia; somatic sensation; somesthesia (the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feeling"):
constriction; tightness (a tight feeling in some part of the body)
Meaning:
The sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
touch sensation; tactual sensation; tactile sensation; feeling; touch
Context examples:
she likes the touch of silk on her skin / the surface had a greasy feeling
Hypernyms ("feeling" is a kind of...):
perception (the process of perceiving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feeling"):
creepiness (an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin)
cutaneous sensation; haptic sensation; skin sensation (a sensation localized on the skin)
Meaning:
An intuitive understanding of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
intuitive feeling; feeling
Context example:
he had a great feeling for music
Hypernyms ("feeling" is a kind of...):
intuition (instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feeling"):
sprachgefuhl (an intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language)
