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feel

feel

46 1.8
How something is to the touch
  • noun
  • /fiːl/
translation icon : tacto
  • During the fabric show, I enjoyed exploring the feel of various textiles.
  • simulate the feel

We don't wear gloves because we want the tactile feeling of no gloves.

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Examples

  • It's got such a wonderful feel.

  • Ah, the feel of pure silk against your skin.

  • - I like the feel of this.

  • The women know by the feel of it between their fingers if they have it right.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I love the feel of pebbles in my shoes.

  • There was no reason to hurry, and she liked the feel of the child's hair.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • This definitely has a smoother feel.

  • I loved the feel of the coins, the soft crumpled bills in my hand.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Most digital pianos feature weighted keys to simulate the feel of an acoustic piano.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I love the feel of this soft blanket against my skin.

Synonyms

feeling
vsfeel
580 1.0

A physical sensation you notice through touch or inside your body

focuses on the external item's touch quality rather than internal sensations
sensation
vsfeel
137 3.5

A feeling in your body from touch, pain, or heat

is narrower referring only to touch perception of objects
texture
vsfeel
114 3.4

The way a surface feels and looks, for example smooth or rough

is the general touch quality not limited to surface features
1 4.9

The feeling you get when your skin is touched or pressed

focuses on the thing's touch quality rather than the bodily feeling
tactuality
vsfeel
  • Specialized
9.9

How something feels when you touch it

is the object's specific touch quality when handled
6.1

A quality you can feel when you touch something, like softness or temperature

is the object's overall touch quality rather than a single trait
tactual sensation
vsfeel
  • Specialized
7.4

A feeling you get through your skin when you touch something

calls attention to the object's perceived touch quality not the skin's feeling
touch sensation
vsfeel
  • Specialized
3.9

A feeling on the skin when something presses or rests on it

is about the item's surface quality when handled rather than receptor detail
haptic sensation
vsfeel
  • Specialized
7.5

A feeling on your skin when you touch or press something

describes the object's touch quality rather than the bodily feeling itself
3.5

A feeling you have on the surface of the skin

refers to the item's touch quality rather than the local surface feeling
cutaneous sensation
vsfeel
  • Specialized
6.0

A feeling on the skin, for example touch, heat, or pain

is about the object's touch quality rather than only local responses
palpability
vsfeel
8.1

How easy something is to feel by touch

is the object's specific touch quality rather than ease of detection
tangibleness
vsfeel
7.5

The state of being able to be touched or felt

focuses on the object's particular touch quality not only being perceivable

Idioms

To understand when someone is having a hard time and show you care

To notice warmth on your skin from the sun or a fire

To be embarrassed and silly because of something you did

To have no pain because of medicine or alcohol

To act happy and without worry like a child

6 7.1

Be full of energy and very happy

to feel the burn
  • Informal
5 8.0

To have a strong burning feeling in the muscles during hard exercise

To be very healthy, happy, and full of energy

4 8.4

To be very sick and miserable

3 6.1

Receive very special care and small luxuries

2 7.0

To be out of place among the people around you

1 7.9

To feel very tired and weak like an older person

Enjoy very good health and happiness

To seem invisible because other people ignore you

To understand and share someone's sadness when they are having a hard time

to feel like a sap
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To feel silly for believing someone who tricked you

1 9.9

To feel foolish and embarrassed about something you did

1 8.6

To think you were tricked and regret trusting someone

to feel peachy
  • Informal
1 8.4

To be very happy and well

To feel very surprising and wonderful, like something impossible happened

To get special treatment and attention as if you are very important

1 8.8

A sudden sense that people are talking about you, often when your name is said

To be a little sad and tired

to feel like a bum
  • Offensive
8.6

To feel lazy and useless because you failed or did nothing

To seem very powerful and important to yourself

9.9

To feel very ashamed and jealous because your partner cheated on you

to feel like a cur
  • Offensive
9.9

To feel ashamed and cowardly for something you did

To feel out of date compared to new things

9.6

To think you are silly after making a mistake

9.9

Act or seem foolish and unable to do something in a situation

9.9

To feel as if you have no home and very little money

9.9

To feel foolish and embarrassed after a careless mistake

To become full of new energy after being very ill or tired

9.9

To feel foolish after making a mistake

To be very hot and uncomfortable, like melting in the sun

9.9

To be very full and uncomfortable after you eat too much

To feel heavy and uncomfortable after eating too much

People avoid you and treat you like an outcast

To feel very proud and admired, like a famous singer after a great show

8.8

Move or stand in a graceful, beautiful way

To feel foolish or embarrassed because of a mistake

To feel very ashamed and worthless after doing something embarrassing

To think you have eaten too much and now seem too heavy

9.9

To feel foolish and embarrassed because of something you did

To be very tired and weak after hard effort

9.1

To be very ashamed and think you are worthless

9.1

To be guilty and ashamed after treating someone badly

Become very confident about your looks and ready for love

9.9

To feel foolish because of something you did

9.8

You get pushed from one thing to another and have no control

9.1

To be foolish or embarrassed after making a mistake

9.9

To feel ordinary and not as good as other people

Compounds

1 4.6

A look or style that reminds you of an earlier time

A cozy, welcoming feeling that makes a place feel like a real home

How Smooth

slickness
1 4.8
smoothness
5 1.9
feel
46 1.8
roughness
4 3.4

Surface Forms

feel singular
feels plural

Etymology

Feel comes from an old German word meaning 'to touch', related to German fühlen. So when we talk about the 'feel' of a fabric, we mean its touch or the way it feels to the hand.