feeling

Easily affected by emotions and aware of other people’s pain or needs.

• She was a feeling person.
• His feeling heart could not ignore their suffering.
• Beneath his strict manner, he was deeply feeling.

Similar words: sensitive, compassionate, sympathetic

Opposites: unfeeling

Common phrases: a feeling person, a feeling heart

Showing deep emotion or care for someone.

• He gave a feeling speech.
• Her feeling tribute brought tears to our eyes.
• The actor delivered a deeply feeling account of the loss.

Similar words: heartfelt, emotional, moving

Common phrases: a feeling speech, a feeling tribute, feeling words

An emotion or a personal view about someone or something.

• I do not want to hurt your feelings.
• She has strong feelings about this issue.
• His feelings for her grew over time.

How to use it: a feeling about something (She has strong feelings about animal welfare.); feelings for someone (He still has feelings for his former partner.)

Similar words: emotion, sentiment

Common phrases: a strong feeling, express a feeling, feeling about something, feeling of something

Something you notice in your body, such as warmth, pain, or pressure.

• I have no feeling in my toes.
• The warm water gave her a pleasant feeling.
• A strange feeling spread through his arm.

How to use it: feeling in something (She slowly regained feeling in her fingers.); a feeling of something (I had a feeling of warmth in my chest.)

Similar words: sensation

Common phrases: feeling in something, a warm feeling, loss of feeling, a strange feeling

To notice a physical sensation, such as pain, heat, or pressure, in your body.

• I am feeling the cold.
• She was feeling a sharp pain in her shoulder.
• Are you still feeling pressure in your chest?

How to use it: feel something in something (He felt a sharp pain in his knee.)

Similar words: sense, experience

Common phrases: feeling a pain, feeling the heat, feeling something inside

To experience an emotion, such as happiness, sadness, or anger.

• I am feeling happy today.
• He was feeling lonely after his friends left.
• Are you feeling worried about tomorrow?

How to use it: feel + adjective (I felt nervous before the exam.); feel something about something (She feels excited about her new job.)

Similar words: experience

Common phrases: feeling happy, feeling sad, feeling good about

To use your hands or another body part to notice what something is like.

• She is feeling the soft cloth.
• He was feeling the wall for a light switch.
• Try feeling both surfaces with your fingertips.

How to use it: feel something with something (She felt the fabric with her fingers.)

Similar words: touch

Common phrases: feeling the surface, feeling something carefully, feeling with fingers