feeling

adjective

UK /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

1
sensitive and showing emotion
She did not appear to be a particularly feeling person.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling or expressing strong emotions
emotional
passionate
ardent

feeling

adjective

US /ˈfilɪŋ/

1
sensitive and showing emotion
She did not appear to be a particularly feeling person.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling or expressing strong emotions
emotional
passionate
ardent

feeling

noun

UK /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

Word Forms

singular	feeling
plural	feelings

1
countable an emotional state, for example anger or happiness
feeling of:
Parents often experience deep feelings of guilt if their children fail.
Synonyms and related words
General words for moods and emotions
mood
emotion
feelings
1. 1a
  
  feelings
  plural emotions, especially when these are sensitive and likely to be affected by what other people say or do
  He found it difficult to express his feelings.
  hurt someone’s feelings (=upset someone):
  I didn’t want to hurt his feelings.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for moods and emotions
  mood
  emotion
  feelings
2. 1b
  singular the emotional effect that a place has on you
  There’s a feeling of hopelessness about the place.
  Synonyms and related words
  Features and qualities
  feature
  quality
  factor
2
countable an opinion that you have about something, especially when it is based on general thoughts rather than definite reasons
My feeling is that we should wait a week or two.
feeling about:
Sarah has very strong feelings about environmental issues.
Synonyms and related words
Opinions and attitudes
opinion
attitude
view
1. 2a
  uncountable the opinions of most people
  The feeling is that the economy will continue to improve.
  feeling on/about:
  The minister underestimated the strength of public feeling on this issue.
  feeling against:
  There is now strong national feeling against the nuclear plant.
  Synonyms and related words
  Theories and sets of beliefs
  theory
  culture
  philosophy
3
countable something that you feel physically in your body
feeling of:
A feeling of nausea came over her.
I suddenly had an overwhelming feeling of tiredness.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling and the sense of touch
feeling
sensation
tactile
4
uncountable the ability to feel pain, heat etc in your body
When I woke up I had no feeling in my legs.
lose feeling in something:
She had lost all feeling in her right arm.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling and the sense of touch
feeling
sensation
tactile
5
have feelings for someone
to be in love with someone
Does Alex still have feelings for the mother of his child?
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 16/08/2016
Open Dictionary - August2016

phrases

bad/ill feeling

have/get a/the feeling (that)

have/get a feeling for something

have mixed feelings about something

I know the feeling

feeling

noun

US /ˈfilɪŋ/

Word Forms

singular	feeling
plural	feelings

1
countable an emotional state, for example anger or happiness
feeling of:
Parents often experience deep feelings of guilt if their children fail.
Synonyms and related words
General words for moods and emotions
mood
emotion
feelings
1. 1a
  
  feelings
  plural emotions, especially when these are sensitive and likely to be affected by what other people say or do
  He found it difficult to express his feelings.
  hurt someone’s feelings (=upset someone):
  I didn’t want to hurt his feelings.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for moods and emotions
  mood
  emotion
  feelings
2. 1b
  singular the emotional effect that a place has on you
  There’s a feeling of hopelessness about the place.
  Synonyms and related words
  Features and qualities
  feature
  quality
  factor
2
countable an opinion that you have about something, especially when it is based on general thoughts rather than definite reasons
My feeling is that we should wait a week or two.
feeling about:
Sarah has very strong feelings about environmental issues.
Synonyms and related words
Opinions and attitudes
opinion
attitude
view
1. 2a
  uncountable the opinions of most people
  The feeling is that the economy will continue to improve.
  feeling on/about:
  The governor underestimated the strength of public feeling on this issue.
  Synonyms and related words
  Theories and sets of beliefs
  theory
  culture
  philosophy
3
countable something that you feel physically in your body
feeling of:
A feeling of nausea came over her.
I suddenly had an overwhelming feeling of tiredness.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling and the sense of touch
feeling
sensation
tactile
4
uncountable the ability to feel pain, heat, etc. in your body
When I woke up I had no feeling in my legs.
lose the feeling in something:
She had lost all the feeling in her right arm.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling and the sense of touch
feeling
sensation
tactile
5
have feelings for someone
to be in love with someone
Does Alex still have feelings for the mother of his child?
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 16/08/2016
Open Dictionary - August2016

phrases

bad/ill feeling

have/get a/the feeling (that)

have/get a feeling for something

have mixed feelings about something

I know the feeling

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