feeling

See also: Feeling

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfilɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ
• Hyphenation: feel‧ing

Adjective

feeling (comparative more feeling, superlative most feeling)

1. Emotionally sensitive.

   Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.

2. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.

   He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.

Translations

emotionally sensitive

Afrikaans: gevoelig, sensitief Catalan: sentimental (ca) Dutch: gevoelig (nl) Esperanto: sentema Finnish: tunteellinen (fi), herkkä (fi) French: sentimental (fr) Galician: sentimental m or f German: einfühlsam (de), gefühlvoll (de) Hebrew: רָגִישׁ m (ragísh), רְגִישָׁה f (regisha) Hungarian: érző (hu), együttérző (hu) Japanese: 敏感な (ja) (びんかんな, binkan na) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ھۆشە (hoşe) Norwegian: Bokmål: følsom (no) Portuguese: sentimental (pt) m or f, emotivo (pt), sensível (pt) m or f Romanian: sentimental (ro) Russian: чувстви́тельный (ru) (čuvstvítelʹnyj) Spanish: sentimental (es) Swedish: känslig (sv) c, känsligt (sv) n Turkish: duygusal (tr), duyarlı (tr), hassas (tr), dokunaklı (tr) (sense 2nd.)

Noun

feeling (plural feelings)

1. Sensation, particularly through the skin.

   The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.

2. Emotion; impression.

   The house gave me a feeling of dread.

   • 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: London Bridge”, in RAIL, number 948, page 31:

     Part of the 'western arcade' (as it's known) is lined with delis, cafes and other shops, giving it the feeling of a bazaar.

3. (always in the plural) Emotional state or well-being.

   You really hurt my feelings when you said that.

4. (usually in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.

   Many people still have feelings for their first love.

   • 2024 April 5, Chappell Roan, Justin Tranter, Dan Nigro, “Good Luck, Babe!”‎performed by Chappell Roan:

     You can kiss a hundred boys in bars
     Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling
     You can say it's just the way you are
     Make a new excuse, another stupid reason

5. Intuition.

   He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.

   I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.

   • 1987, “Fairytale of New York”, performed by The Pogues:

     Got on a lucky one / Came in eighteen to one / I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you

6. An opinion, an attitude.
   • 1972, George J. W. Goodman (Adam Smith), Supermoney, page 156:

     When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away.

Derived terms

• 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

Descendants

• → French: feeling
• → German: Feeling
• → Japanese: フィーリング
• → Italian: feeling
• → Spanish: feeling

Translations

sensation

Afrikaans: gevoel, sensasie Albanian: ndjenjë (sq) f Arabic: شُعُور pl (šuʕūr) Armenian: զգացում (hy) (zgacʻum) Azerbaijani: duyğu (az), hiss (az) Bashkir: тойғо (toyğo) Bavarian: Gfui Belarusian: пачуццё (be) n (pačuccjó) Bengali: আবেগ (bn) (abeg) Bulgarian: чу́вство (bg) n (čúvstvo), усе́щане (bg) n (uséštane), осеза́ние (bg) n (osezánie) Burmese: ဝေဒနာ (my) (weda.na) Catalan: sensació (ca) f Central Franconian: Jeföhl Chinese: Cantonese: 感覺 / 感觉 (gam2 gok3) Mandarin: 感覺 / 感觉 (zh) (gǎnjué) Czech: pocit (cs) m Danish: følelse (da) c Dutch: gevoel (nl) n Esperanto: sento Estonian: tunne Finnish: tunne (fi), tuntemus (fi), tuntu (fi), olo (fi) French: sensation (fr) f Galician: sensación (gl) f Georgian: გრძნობა (grʒnoba) German: Gefühl (de) n Alemannic German: Gfüül n Greek: αίσθηση (el) f (aísthisi) Hebrew: הַרְגָּשָׁה f (hargashá), תְּחוּשָׁה (he) f (tẖushá) Hindi: एहसास m (ehsās) Hungarian: érzés (hu), érzékelés (hu) Icelandic: tilfinning (is) f Indonesian: perasaan (id) Ingrian: tuntu Italian: senso (it) m, sensazione (it) f Japanese: 感覚 (ja) (かんかく, kankaku) Javanese: rasa (jv) Kazakh: сезім (kk) (sezım) Khmer: អារម្មណ៍ (km) (ʼaarɑm) Korean: 감각(感覺) (ko) (gamgak), 느낌 (ko) (neukkim) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ھەست (ckb) (hest) Northern Kurdish: hes (ku), his (ku) Kyrgyz: сезим (ky) (sezim) Lao: ຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ (lo) (khuām hū sưk) Latgalian: pajautys Latvian: sajūta f, jūtas Lithuanian: pojūtis m, jutimas m Luxembourgish: Gefill (lb) n Macedonian: чувство n (čuvstvo) Malay: perasaan (ms) Moksha: ёжа (joža) Mongolian: Cyrillic: мэдрэмж (mn) (medremž) Northern Altai: мэјрээмј (meǰreemǰ), сезим (sezim) Norwegian: Bokmål: følelse (no) m Nynorsk: følelse m Old English: ġefrēdnes f Pali: vedanā f Pashto: احساس (ps) m (ehsās) Persian: Iranian Persian: اِحْساس (fa) (ehsâs), حِس (fa) (hes) Plautdietsch: Jefeel n Polish: uczucie (pl) n Portuguese: sensação (pt) f Romanian: sentiment (ro) n, sentimente n pl, simțământ (ro) n Russian: ощуще́ние (ru) n (oščuščénije), чу́вство (ru) n (čúvstvo) Scottish Gaelic: faireachdainn f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: о̏сећа̄ј m, о̏сјећа̄ј m Roman: ȍsećāj m, ȍsjećāj m Slovak: pocit m Slovene: občutek (sl) m Somali: dareen (so) Southern Altai: сезим (sezim), туйук (tuyuk), хис (his) Spanish: sensación (es) f Swedish: sensation (sv) c, känsla (sv) c Tagalog: pakiramdam Tajik: ҳис (his), эҳсос (ehsos) Tatar: хис (tt) (xis) Telugu: అనుభూతి (te) (anubhūti) Turkish: duygu (tr), hissetme (tr) Turkmen: duýgy Ukrainian: почуття́ (uk) n (počuttjá) Urdu: اِحْساس m (ihsās) Uyghur: تۇيغۇ (tuyghu) Uzbek: sezgi (uz), his (uz), tuygʻu (uz) Vietnamese: cảm giác (vi) Welsh: teimlad (cy) m Yiddish: געפֿיל n (gefil)

emotion; impression

Afrikaans: emosie, gevoel Arabic: عَاطِفَة f (ʕāṭifa), إِحْسَاس (ar) m (ʔiḥsās) Armenian: զգացմունք (hy) (zgacʻmunkʻ) Azerbaijani: duyğu (az), hiss (az) Bashkir: тойғо (toyğo), хис (xis) Belarusian: пачуццё (be) n (pačuccjó), эмо́цыя f (emócyja) Bulgarian: чу́вство (bg) n (čúvstvo), емо́ция (bg) f (emócija) Catalan: sentiment (ca) m Chinese: Cantonese: 感情 (gam2 cing4) Mandarin: 感情 (zh) (gǎnqíng) Czech: cit (cs) m Dutch: gevoel (nl) n, emotie (nl) f Esperanto: sento, emocio, impreso, opinio Estonian: meeleolu Finnish: tunne (fi), tuntemus (fi) French: sentiment (fr) m, émotion (fr) f Galician: emoción (gl) f German: Gefühl (de) n, Emotion (de) f Greek: συναίσθημα (el) n (synaísthima) Ancient: πάθος n (páthos) Haitian Creole: santiman Hebrew: הַרְגָּשָׁה f (hargashá) Hindi: जज़्बात m pl (jazbāt), भावना (hi) f (bhāvnā) Hungarian: érzelem (hu), érzés (hu) Ingrian: cuvstva Italian: sentimento (it) m, emozione (it) f Japanese: 感情 (ja) (かんじょう, kanjō) Kapampangan: kapanamdaman, kepanamdaman Khmer: អារម្មណ៍ (km) (ʼaarɑm) Korean: 감정(感情) (ko) (gamjeong) Lao: ຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ (lo) (khuām hū sưk), ອາລົມ (ʼā lom) Latin: sensus (la) Latvian: jūtas pl, emocija f Lithuanian: jausmas m, emocija f Luxembourgish: Gefill (lb) n, Emotioun f Malay: hati (ms) Maori: kōhengihengi, kōhengi, aurongo Norwegian: Bokmål: følelse (no) m Nynorsk: følelse m Old English: ġefrēdnes f Persian: Iranian Persian: اِحْساس (fa) (ehsâs) Plautdietsch: Jefeel n Polish: uczucie (pl) n Portuguese: emoção (pt) f, impressão (pt) f, sentimento (pt) Romanian: sentiment (ro) n, sentimente n pl Russian: чу́вство (ru) n (čúvstvo), эмо́ция (ru) f (emócija) Scottish Gaelic: faireachdainn f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: о̏сећа̄ј m, о̏сјећа̄ј m Roman: ȍsećāj m, ȍsjećāj m Slovene: občutek (sl) m, čustvo (sl) n Spanish: sentimiento (es) m, emoción (es) f, impresión (es) f Swedish: känsla (sv) c Tajik: эҳсос (ehsos) Tatar: хис (tt) (xis) Telugu: భావం (te) (bhāvaṁ) Thai: ความรู้สึก (th) (kwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k), อารมณ์ (th) (aa-rom) Tocharian B: eṅkäl Turkish: duygu (tr), his (tr) Ukrainian: почуття́ (uk) n (počuttjá), емо́ція f (emócija) Vietnamese: cảm xúc (vi) Welsh: teimlad (cy) m Yiddish: געפֿיל n (gefil)

in plural: emotional state or well-being

Afrikaans: emosies, gevoelens Armenian: զգացմունք (hy) (zgacʻmunkʻ) Bulgarian: чу́вства (bg) n pl (čúvstva) Czech: city (cs) m Dutch: gevoelens (nl) n pl Esperanto: sentoj (eo), emocioj Estonian: tunne Finnish: tunteet (fi) pl French: sentiments (fr) m pl Galician: sentimentos m pl German: Gefühle (de) n pl Greek: συναίσθημα (el) n (synaísthima) Hebrew: רֶגֶשׁ (he) m (régesh), רְגָשׁוֹת m pl (r'gashót) Hungarian: érzések (hu) Icelandic: tilfinningar f Italian: urtare la suscettibiltà, ferire i sentimenti Japanese: 気 (ja) (き, ki) Korean: 기(氣) (ko) (gi) Luxembourgish: Gefiller n pl Norwegian: Bokmål: følelser pl Nynorsk: følelsar pl Polish: uczucie (pl) n, uczucia pl Portuguese: sentimentos (pt) m pl Russian: го́рдость (ru) f (górdostʹ), самолю́бие (ru) n (samoljúbije) Spanish: sentimientos (es) m pl Swedish: känslor (sv) c pl Welsh: teimladau (cy)

in plural: emotional attraction or desire

Afrikaans: gevoelens Armenian: զգացմունք (hy) (zgacʻmunkʻ) Bulgarian: чу́вства (bg) n pl (čúvstva) Chinese: Mandarin: 戀 / 恋 (zh) (liàn) Dutch: gevoelens (nl) n pl Esperanto: amsento Finnish: tunteet (fi) pl French: sentiments (fr) m pl Galician: sentimentos m pl German: Gefühle (de) n pl Hebrew: רֶגֶשׁ (he) m (régesh), רְגָשׁוֹת m pl (r'gashót) Hungarian: érzelmek (hu) Icelandic: tilfinningar f Italian: emozioni (it), sensazioni (it) Japanese: 恋 (ja) (こい, koi) Korean: 연(戀) (ko) (yeon), 련(戀) (ko) (ryeon) (North Korea) Luxembourgish: Gefiller n pl Norwegian: Bokmål: følelser pl Nynorsk: følelsar pl Polish: uczucie (pl) n Portuguese: sentimentos (pt) m pl por... Russian: симпа́тия (ru) f (simpátija), чу́вство (ru) n (čúvstvo) Spanish: sentimientos (es) m pl, sentir algo por (verb phrase), sentir afección por, tener sentimientos por Swedish: känslor (sv) c pl Welsh: teimladau (cy)

intuition

Afrikaans: intuïsie, voorgevoel Armenian: զգացում (hy) (zgacʻum) Bulgarian: усе́щане (bg) n (uséštane) Catalan: intuïció (ca) f, pressentiment (ca) m Czech: pocit (cs) Dutch: voorgevoel (nl) n Esperanto: sentemeco, natura talento Finnish: tunne (fi) French: sentiment (fr) m, intuition (fr) f, impression (fr) f Galician: intuición (gl) f German: Gefühl (de) n Hebrew: הַרְגָּשָׁה f (hargasha) Hindi: ख़याल m (xayāl) Hungarian: megérzés (hu), intuíció (hu) Italian: intuito (it) m, tatto (it) Japanese: 直感 (ja) (ちょっかん, chokkan) Luxembourgish: Gefill (lb) n, Intuitioun f Norwegian: Bokmål: følelse (no) m Nynorsk: følelse m Old English: ġefrēdnes f Polish: uczucie (pl) n Portuguese: intuição (pt) f, idéia (pt) f, pressentimento (pt) m Russian: предчу́вствие (ru) n (predčúvstvije) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: о̏сећа̄ј m, о̏сјећа̄ј m Roman: ȍsećāj m, ȍsjećāj m Slovene: občutek (sl) m Spanish: intuición (es) f, presentimiento (es) m, corazonada (es) f Swedish: känsla (sv) c Telugu: అంతర్వాణి (te) (antarvāṇi) Urdu: خَیال m (xayāl) Welsh: teimlad (cy), greddf

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Verb

feeling

1. present participle and gerund of feel

Derived terms

• feeling no pain

Anagrams

• fine leg, fleeing, flingee

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English feeling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.liŋ/

Noun

feeling m (plural feelings)

1. instinct, hunch
   • 1981, Michel Berger, “Tout pour la musique”, performed by France Gall:

     Et le feeling prime la raison / Ils s'abandonnent à l'unisson

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Anagrams

• églefin