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feeling

∞ 1.0

A natural ability to understand or do something

noun
/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

: presentimiento

It's strange, I have the feeling that the more you talk to me, the less I know.
feelings and intuition
feelings and opinions
feelings about hockey

So the brain will make its own feelings and impressions.

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Examples

Thus, they maintained, it was more a matter of personal feelings than of the content.

Academic text (2008)
I have a strong feeling that that's the way out.
Notice too what feelings are present just now.
I got a good feeling about this one.

Gran Turismo (2023)
And I have the same feeling right now that I had before that accident.

The Front Page (1974)
Our job is to recognise this feeling when we feel it.
Pupils choose those tasks which are of personal interest; the feeling dimension is involved.

Academic text (2011)
There's a widespread feeling that just because a man has a large office...

Double Indemnity (1944)
A confluence of factors has brought a strong anti-government feeling to the forefront of American politics.

Academic text (1999)
I have a strong feeling that today will be a great day.

Synonyms

opinion

vsfeeling

∞ 1.0

A person's view about something

is more about quick instinctive understanding than considered or reasoned belief

sense

vsfeeling

∞ 3.1

A general feeling about a situation

is more specifically an instinctive inner understanding rather than general awareness

belief

vsfeeling

∞ 1.1

A feeling that something is true even without proof

is usually quicker and more instinctive not necessarily a settled acceptance

impression

vsfeeling

737 3.1

A quick idea you form about someone or something

is more about instinctive understanding or inner judgments than just quick ideas

notion

vsfeeling

658 3.7

An idea or wish to do something, often sudden

is more specific referring to instinctive understanding or inner impressions

perception

vsfeeling

356 4.2

A way of understanding or judging something

is less about chosen interpretation and more about instinctive understanding

hunch

vsfeeling

142 4.7

A guess based on a feeling rather than facts

is a broader term for instinctive understanding or quick impressions

intuition

vsfeeling

124 5.5

A quick feeling that something is true without thinking

is the actual instinctive understanding or quick inner judgment rather than ability

gut reaction

vsfeeling

10 4.3

A strong first feeling you have without thinking

is less emotional and covers calm instinctive understanding or impressions

intuitive feeling

vsfeeling

1 5.1

A quick sense that something is true without thinking

is the common word for quick instinctive impressions or judgments

Idioms

feeling adventurous

3 4.1

Wanting to try new and exciting things even if they are risky

feeling dead inside

Informal

1 9.9

Being numb and empty inside after loss or long sadness

feeling motherless

1 9.0

You feel a deep loss after your mother dies

feeling daiquiried

Informal

9.9

A bit drunk after drinking daiquiris

feeling baluku

9.9

Feeling very tired after hard exercise

feeling bluh

Slang

9.9

A little sad and not wanting to do much

feeling boaby

Slang

9.9

To be very pleased and confident about yourself

Compounds

feeling confident

96 3.0

Being sure you can do something well

bad feeling

71 3.6

A sense that something bad may happen

feeling dizzy

29 3.8

Your body or the room seems to spin and you may lose balance

sinking feeling

Informal

10 4.5

A sudden strong worry that something bad will happen

warm fuzzy feeling

Informal

4 3.5

A pleasant feeling inside when something kind happens

fellow feeling

1 4.5

A feeling of sympathy and understanding for someone who is sad or in trouble

intuitive feeling

1 5.1

A quick sense that something is true without thinking

feeling of movement

Specialized

1 6.0

A sense of where your arms and legs are and how they change position

class feeling

Formal

1 7.2

Feelings of envy, anger, or support between social classes

feeling of being untethered

7.5

A state of freedom without ties or limits

squammy feeling

9.9

A strange, uncomfortable feeling you cannot explain

How Certain

certainty

Literature

198 3.4

conviction

190 4.5

feeling

∞ 1.0

hunch

142 4.7

Surface Forms

feeling singular

feelings plural

Morphology

feeling = feel (transparent) = feel + ing

The sense 'an intuitive or instinctive understanding' is a common extension of 'feel' and is transparently formed by -ing nominalization.

Etymology

Feeling comes from the old verb feel, which meant 'to sense' with your body, and people began to use that idea for quick inner knowledge. A helpful way to remember this sense is that to have a feeling for something is to have an instinct or natural 'sense' about it.