feel
- noun
- /fiːl/
- Sometimes you get a feel for people.
- get a feel
- develop a feel
- rhythmic feel
Examples
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Children need to get a feel for each phoneme, one at a time.
Academic text (2012) -
Domestic chores are an excellent way to give a feel for daily life.
Academic text (2008) -
We want more from what gives us positive feelings, whatever that is.
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I have a feel for it.
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You have a feel for this.
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You get a feel for a situation.
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I think she was trying to get a feel for how the staff would respond to this new potential partnership.
Academic text (2015) -
The researcher must develop a strong intuitive feel for what a new improvement might add.
Academic text (1999) -
The value of intrinsic feedback (the athlete's own "feel" of the performance) is often underestimated.
Academic text (1996) -
As a musician, she has a deep feel for the rhythm and nuances of the music.
Synonyms
A natural ability to understand or do something
A general feeling about a situation
A quick feeling that something is true without thinking
A natural skill for finding or noticing things in one area
A quick sense that something is true without thinking
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To have a strong burning feeling in the muscles during hard exercise
To understand and share someone's sadness when they are having a hard time
- Informal
A sudden sense that people are talking about you, often when your name is said
- Offensive
To feel very ashamed and jealous because your partner cheated on you
- Informal
To feel very proud and admired, like a famous singer after a great show
- Offensive
To feel very ashamed and worthless after doing something embarrassing
Compounds
How Intuitive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Feel comes from an old German word meaning 'to touch', related to the German fühlen. This idea of sensing by touch was used for skill too, so a person with a good 'feel' has a natural sense or instinct for something.