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Feelings

/ˈfiːlɪŋz/

Sensation, particularly through the skin.

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noun
  1. 1

    Sensation, particularly through the skin.

    "The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling."

  2. 2

    Emotion; impression.

    "The house gave me a feeling of dread."

  3. 3

    (always in the plural) Emotional state or well-being.

    "You really hurt my feelings when you said that."

  4. 4

    (always in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.

    "Many people still have feelings for their first love."

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WordDefinition
touchnounAn act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
notionnounMental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
spiritnounThe soul of a person or other creature.
beliefnounMental acceptance of a claim as true.
looknounThe action of looking; an attempt to see.
flavornounThe quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
impressionnounThe overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
tonenoun(music) A specific pitch.
smellnounA sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
somatesthesianounawareness of one's own body
somesthesianounsomatesthesia
somaesthesianounthe perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
somatic sensationnounthe perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
tactile sensationnounthe sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
tactual sensationnounthe faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
touch sensationnounthe sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
affectionsnounA feeling of love or strong attachment.
beliefsnounMental acceptance of a claim as true.
condolencesnouncomfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
convictionsnoun(countable) A firmly held belief.

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