Definition of "feeling"

feeling

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

adjective
comparative more feeling, superlative most feeling
1. Emotionally sensitive.
2. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.
noun
plural feelings
1. Sensation, particularly through the skin.
2. Emotion; impression.
  Quotations
  Part of the 'western arcade' (as it's known) is lined with delis, cafes and other shops, giving it the feeling of a bazaar.
  2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: London Bridge”, in RAIL, number 948, page 31
3. (always in the plural) Emotional state or well-being.
4. (always in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.
5. Intuition.
  Quotations
  Got on a lucky one / Came in eighteen to one / I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you
  1987, “Fairytale of New York”, performed by The Pogues
6. An opinion, an attitude.
  Quotations
  When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away.
  1972, George J. W. Goodman (Adam Smith), Supermoney, page 156
verb
1. present participle and gerund of feel