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noun Feeling n. 1.The sense by which the mind, through certain nerves of the body, perceives external objects, or certain states of the body itself; that one of the five senses which resides in the general nerves of sensation distributed over the body, especially in its surface; the sense of touch; nervous sensibility to external objects. "Why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye confined,... And not, as feeling, through all parts diffused?" 2.An act or state of perception by the sense above described; an act of apprehending any object whatever; an act or state of apprehending the state of the soul itself; consciousness. "The apprehension of the good Gives but the greater feeling to the worse." 3.The capacity of the soul for emotional states; a high degree of susceptibility to emotions or states of the sensibility not dependent on the body; as, a man of feeling; a man destitute of feeling. 4.Any state or condition of emotion; the exercise of the capacity for emotion; any mental state whatever; as, a right or a wrong feeling in the heart; our angry or kindly feelings; a feeling of pride or of humility. "A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind." "Tenderness for the feelings of others." 5.That quality of a work of art which embodies the mental emotion of the artist, and is calculated to affect similarly the spectator. Synonyms: Sensation; emotion; passion; sentiment; agitation; opinion. See Emotion, Passion, Sentiment.
verb Feel v. t. (past & past part. felt; pres. part. feeling) 1.To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs. "Who feel Those rods of scorpions and those whips of steel." 2.To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out. "Come near,... that I may feel thee, my son." "He hath this to feel my affection to your honor." 3.To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensitive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain. "Teach me to feel another's woe." "Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing." "He best can paint them who shall feel them most." "Mankind have felt their strength and made it felt." 4.To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of. "For then, and not till then, he felt himself." 5.To perceive; to observe. (Obs.) To feel the helm (Naut.), to obey it.
Feel v. i. (past & past part. felt; pres. part. feeling) 1.To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body. 2.To have the sensibilities moved or affected. "(She) feels with the dignity of a Roman matron". "And mine as man, who feel for all mankind." 3.To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one's self to be; followed by an adjective describing the state, etc.; as, to feel assured, grieved, persuaded. "I then did feel full sick." 4.To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving. "Garlands... which I feel I am not worthy yet to wear." 5.To appear to the touch; to give a perception; to produce an impression by the nerves of sensation; followed by an adjective describing the kind of sensation. "Blind men say black feels rough, and white feels smooth." To feel after, to search for; to seek to find; to seek as a person groping in the dark. "If haply they might feel after him, and find him." To feel of, to examine by touching.
adjective Feeling adj. 1.Possessing great sensibility; easily affected or moved; as, a feeling heart. 2.Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility; as, he made a feeling representation of his wrongs.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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