Feeling - Definition

n 1: the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she
had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of
guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
2: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "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" [syn:
impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion]
3: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect
that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a
clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the
smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling,
flavor, flavour, look, smell]
4: a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy
feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all
feeling in his arm"
5: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin;
"she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a
greasy feeling" [syn: touch, touch sensation, tactual
sensation, tactile sensation, feeling]
6: an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great
feeling for music" [syn: feeling, intuitive feeling]