feeling

English

Etymology

From feel +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

Adjective

feeling (comparative more feeling, superlative most feeling)

Emotionally sensitive.
Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.
Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.
He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.

Translations

emotionally sensitive

Afrikaans: gevoelig (af), sensitief (af)
Dutch: gevoelig (nl)
Esperanto: sentema (eo)
Finnish: tunteellinen (fi)
French: sentimental (fr)
German: einfühlsam (de), gefühlvoll (de)
Hebrew: רגיש (he) (ragish) m, רגישה (he) (regisha) f
Hungarian: érző (hu), együttérző (hu)
Japanese: 敏感 (ja) (binkan)

Kurdish:
Sorani: هۆشه (ku) (hosha)
Norwegian: følsom (no)
Portuguese: sentimental (pt) m and f, emotivo (pt), sensível (pt) m and f
Russian: чувствительный (ru) (čuvstvítel’nyj)
Spanish: sentimental (es)
Swedish: känslig (sv) c, känsligt (sv) n
Turkish: duygusal (tr), duyarlı (tr), hassas (tr)

Noun

feeling (plural feelings)

Sensation, particularly through the skin.
The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.
Emotion; impression.
The house gave me a feeling of dread.
(always plural) Emotional state or well-being.
You really hurt my feelings when you said that.
(always plural) Emotional attraction or desire.
Many people still have feelings for their first love.
Intuition.
He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.
- 1987, The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
  Got on a lucky one
  
  Came in eighteen to one
  
  I've got a feeling
  
  This year's for me and you
I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
An opinion, an attitude.
- 1972, George J. W. Goodman (Adam Smith), Supermoney‎, page 156:
  When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away.

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun feeling

Translations

sensation

Afrikaans: gevoel (af), sensasie (af)
Armenian: զգացում (hy) (zgac’um)
Bulgarian: осезание (bg) n (osezanie)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 感覺 (cmn), 感觉 (cmn) (gǎnjué)
Czech: pocit (cs) m
Dutch: gevoel (nl) n
Esperanto: sento (eo)
Finnish: tunne (fi), tuntemus (fi)
French: sensation (fr) f
German: Gefühl (de) n
Hebrew: הרגשה (he) (hargasha) f
Hindi: एहसास (hi) (ehsās)
Hungarian: érzés (hu), érzékelés (hu)
Indonesian: perasaan (id)
Italian: senso (it) m, sensazione (it) f
Japanese: 感覚 (ja) (かんかく, kankaku)

Kurdish:
Sorani: هه‌ست (ku) (hast)
Latvian: sajūta (lv) f
Lithuanian: pojūtis (lt) m, jutimas (lt) m
Luxembourgish: Gefill (lb) n
Norwegian: følelse (no) m
Portuguese: sensação (pt) f
Romanian: sentiment (ro) n, sentimente (ro) n pl
Russian: ощущение (ru) (oščuščénije) n , чувство (ru) (čústvo) n
Scottish Gaelic: faireachdainn (gd) f
Serbo-Croatian: osjećaj (sh) m, ocjeћaj (sh) m
Spanish: sensación (es)
Swedish: sensation (sv) c
Tagalog: pakiramdam (tl)
Telugu: అనుభూతి (te)
Welsh: teimlad (cy) m

emotion

Afrikaans: emosie (af), gevoel (af)
Armenian: զգացմունք (hy) (zgac’munk’)
Bulgarian: чувство (bg) n (čuvstvo), емоция (bg) f (emocija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 感情 (cmn) (gǎnqíng)
Czech: cit (cs) m
Dutch: gevoel (nl) n, emotie (nl) f
Esperanto: sento (eo), emocio (eo), impreso (eo), opinio (eo)
Estonian: meeleolu (et)
Finnish: tunne (fi)
French: sentiment (fr) m, émotion (fr) f
German: Gefühl (de) n, Emotion (de) f
Greek: συναίσθημα (el) (synaísthima) n
Haitian Creole: santiman
Hebrew: הרגשה (he) (hargasha) f
Hindi: जज़्बात (hi) (jazbāt)
Hungarian: érzelem (hu), érzés (hu)
Italian: sentimento (it) m, emozione (it) f

Japanese: 感情 (ja) (かんじょう, kanjō)
Latvian: jūtas (lv) pl, emocija (lv) f
Lithuanian: jausmas (lt) m, emocija (lt) f
Luxembourgish: Gefill (lb) n, Emotioun (lb) f
Malay: hati (ms)
Norwegian: følelse (no) m
Polish: uczucie (pl) n
Portuguese: emoção (pt) f, impressão (pt) f
Romanian: sentiment (ro) n, sentimente (ro) n pl
Russian: чувство (ru) (čústvo) n , эмоция (ru) (emócija) f
Scottish Gaelic: faireachdainn (gd) f
Serbo-Croatian: osjećaj (sh) m, ocjeћaj (sh) m
Spanish: sentimiento (es) m, emoción (es) f
Swedish: känsla (sv) c
Telugu: భావం (te)
Turkish: duygu (tr), his (tr)
Welsh: teimlad (cy) m

in plural: emotional state or well-being

Afrikaans: emosies (af), gevoelens (af)
Armenian: զգացմունք (hy) (zgac’munk’)
Bulgarian: чувства (bg) pl (čuvstva)
Czech: city (cs) m
Dutch: gevoelens (nl) n pl
Esperanto: sentoj (eo), emocioj (eo)
Estonian: tunne (et)
Finnish: tunteet (fi) pl
French: sentiments (fr) m pl
German: Gefühle (de) n pl
Greek: συναίσθημα (el) (synaísthima) n
Hebrew: רגש (he) (regesh) m, רגשות (he) (regashot) m pl

Hungarian: érzések (hu)
Icelandic: tilfinningar (is) f
Italian: urtare la suscettibiltà (it), ferire i sentimenti (it)
Japanese: 気 (ja) (き, ki)
Luxembourgish: Gefiller (lb) n pl
Norwegian: følelser (no) m
Polish: uczucie (pl) n, uczucia (pl) pl
Portuguese: sentimentos (pt) m pl
Russian: гордость (ru) (górdost’) f , самолюбие (ru) (samoljúbie) n
Swedish: känslor (sv) c pl
Welsh: teimladau (cy)

in plural: emotional attraction or desire

Afrikaans: gevoelens (af)
Armenian: զգացմունք (hy) (zgac’munk’)
Bulgarian: чувства (bg) pl (čuvstva)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 戀 (cmn), 恋 (cmn) (liàn)
Dutch: gevoelens (nl) n pl
Esperanto: amsento (eo)
Finnish: tunteet (fi) pl
French: sentiments (fr) m pl
German: Gefühle (de) n pl
Hebrew: רגש (he) (regesh) m, רגשות (he) (regashot) m pl

Hungarian: érzelmek (hu)
Icelandic: tilfinningar (is) f
Italian: emozioni (it), sensazioni (it)
Japanese: 恋 (ja) (こい, koi)
Luxembourgish: Gefiller (lb) n pl
Norwegian: følelser (no) m
Portuguese: sentimentos (pt) m pl por...
Russian: симпатия (ru) (simpátija) f , чувство (ru) (čústvo) n
Swedish: känslor (sv) c pl
Welsh: teimladau (cy)

intuition

Afrikaans: intuïsie (af), voorgevoel (af)
Armenian: զգացում (hy) (zgac’um)
Bulgarian: усещане (bg) n (useštane)
Czech: pocit (cs)
Dutch: voorgevoel (nl) n
Esperanto: sentemeco (eo), natura talento (eo)
Finnish: tunne (fi)
French: épreuve (fr) f, sentiment (fr) m, intuition (fr) f, impression (fr) f
German: Gefühl (de) n
Hebrew: הרגשה (he) (hargasha) f
Hindi: ख़याल (hi) (khayāl)
Hungarian: megérzés (hu), intuíció (hu)

Italian: intuito (it) m, tatto (it)
Japanese: 直感 (ja) (chokkan)
Luxembourgish: Gefill (lb) n, Intuitioun (lb) f
Norwegian: følelse (no) m
Portuguese: intuição (pt) f, idéia (pt) f, pressentimento (pt) m
Russian: предчувствие (ru) (predčúvstvije) n
Serbo-Croatian: osjećaj (sh) m, ocjeћaj (sh) m
Spanish: intuición (es)
Swedish: känsla (sv) c
Telugu: అంతర్వాణి (te)
Welsh: teimlad (cy), greddf (cy)

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