feeling

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From feel +‎ -ing.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
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Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ

AdjectiveEdit

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.

TranslationsEdit

emotionally sensitive

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

Kurdish:
Sorani: هۆشه (hosha)
Norwegian: følsom (no)
Portuguese: sentimental (pt) m, f, emotivo, sensível (pt) m, f
Romanian: sentimental (ro)
Russian: чувстви́тельный (ru) (čuvstvítelʹnyj)
Spanish: sentimental (es)
Swedish: känslig (sv) c, känsligt (sv) n
Turkish: duygusal (tr), duyarlı (tr), hassas (tr)

NounEdit

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 in the plural) Emotional state or well-being.
You really hurt my feelings when you said that.
(always in the 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.

I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
- 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
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 termsEdit

Terms derived from the noun feeling

fellow feeling

hard feelings

hurt feelings

TranslationsEdit

sensation

Afrikaans: gevoel, sensasie
Albanian: ndjenjë (sq) f
Arabic: شُعُور pl (šuʿūr)
Armenian: զգացում (hy) (zgacʿum)
Azeri: hiss (az)
Belarusian: пачуццё (be) n (pačuccjó)
Bengali: আবেগ (abega)
Bulgarian: осеза́ние (bg) n (osezánie), чу́вство (bg) n (čúvstvo), усещане (bg) n (useštane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 感覺 (zh), 感觉 (zh) (gǎnjué)
Czech: pocit (cs) m
Danish: følelse (da)
Dutch: gevoel (nl) n
Esperanto: sento
Estonian: tunne
Finnish: tunne (fi), tuntemus (fi)
French: sensation (fr) f
Georgian: გრძნობა (grʒnoba)
German: Gefühl (de) n
Alemannic German: Gfüül n
Hebrew: הרגשה f (hargasha)
Hindi: एहसास (ehsās)
Hungarian: érzés (hu), érzékelés (hu)
Icelandic: tilfinning (is) f
Indonesian: perasaan (id)
Italian: senso (it) m, sensazione (it) f
Japanese: 感覚 (ja) (かんかく, kankaku)
Kazakh: сезім (kk) (sezim)
Khmer: អារម្មណ៍ (km) (aarɑm)
Korean: 감각 (ko) (gamgak)
Kurdish:
Sorani: هه‌ست (ku) (hast)
Kyrgyz: сезим (ky) (sezim)

Lao: ຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ (lo) (khuām hū sưk)
Latgalian: pajautys
Latvian: sajūta f, jūtas
Lithuanian: pojūtis m, jutimas m
Luxembourgish: Gefill (lb) n
Macedonian: чувство n (čuvstvo)
Malay: perasaan
Mongolian: мэдрэмж (mn) (medremž)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: følelse (no) m

Nynorsk: følelse m
Persian: احساس (fa) (ehsâs), حس (fa) (hes)
Polish: uczucie (pl) n
Portuguese: sensação (pt) f
Romanian: sentiment (ro) n, sentimente n pl, simțământ (ro) n
Russian: ощуще́ние (ru) n (oščuščénije), чу́вство (ru) n (čúvstvo) (pronounced "čústvo")
Scottish Gaelic: faireachdainn f
Serbo-Croatian: осећај m, osećaj m, osjećaj (sh) m, ocjeћaj m
Slovak: pocit m
Slovene: občutek (sl) m
Spanish: sensación (es)
Swedish: sensation (sv) c, känsla (sv) c
Tagalog: pakiramdam
Tajik: ҳис (his)
Telugu: అనుభూతి (te) (anubhūti)
Thai: ความรู้สึก (th) (kwaam róo sèuk)
Turkish: duygu (tr), hissetme (tr)
Turkmen: duýgy
Ukrainian: почуття́ (uk) n (počuttjá)
Uzbek: sezgi (uz), his (uz), tuygʻu (uz)
Vietnamese: sự rờ mó (vi), cảm giác (vi)
Welsh: teimlad (cy) m
Yiddish: געפֿיל n (gefil)

emotion

Afrikaans: emosie, gevoel
Armenian: զգացմունք (hy) (zgacʿmunkʿ)
Bulgarian: чувство (bg) n (čuvstvo), емоция (bg) f (emocija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 感情 (zh) (gǎnqíng)
Czech: cit (cs) m
Dutch: gevoel (nl) n, emotie (nl) f
Esperanto: sento, emocio, impreso, opinio
Estonian: meeleolu
Finnish: tunne (fi)
French: sentiment (fr) m, émotion (fr) f
German: Gefühl (de) n, Emotion (de) f
Greek: συναίσθημα (el) n (synaísthima)
Haitian Creole: santiman
Hebrew: הרגשה f (hargasha)
Hindi: जज़्बात (jazbāt), भावना (hi) f (bhāvnā)
Hungarian: érzelem (hu), érzés (hu)
Italian: sentimento (it) m, emozione (it) f
Japanese: 感情 (ja) (かんじょう, kanjō)
Latvian: jūtas pl, emocija f

Lithuanian: jausmas m, emocija f
Luxembourgish: Gefill (lb) n, Emotioun f
Malay: hati
Maori: kōhengihengi, kōhengi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: følelse (no) m

Nynorsk: følelse m
Polish: uczucie (pl) n
Portuguese: emoção (pt) f, impressão (pt) f, sentimento (pt)
Romanian: sentiment (ro) n, sentimente n pl
Russian: чу́вство (ru) n (čúvstvo), эмо́ция (ru) f (emócija)
Scottish Gaelic: faireachdainn f
Serbo-Croatian: osjećaj (sh) m, ocjeћaj m
Spanish: sentimiento (es) m, emoción (es) f
Swedish: känsla (sv) c
Telugu: భావం (te) (bhāvaṃ)
Turkish: duygu (tr), his (tr)
Vietnamese: cảm xúc (vi)
Welsh: teimlad (cy) m
Yiddish: געפֿיל n (gefil)

in plural: emotional state or well-being

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

Icelandic: tilfinningar f
Italian: urtare la suscettibiltà, ferire i sentimenti
Japanese: 気 (ja) (き, ki)
Luxembourgish: Gefiller n pl
Norwegian:
Bokmål: følelser pl

Nynorsk: følelsar pl
Polish: uczucie (pl) n, uczucia pl
Portuguese: sentimentos (pt) m pl
Russian: го́рдость (ru) f (górdostʹ), самолю́бие (ru) n (samoljúbije)
Spanish: sentimientos (es) m
Swedish: känslor (sv) c pl
Welsh: teimladau (cy)

in plural: emotional attraction or desire

Afrikaans: gevoelens
Armenian: զգացմունք (hy) (zgacʿmunkʿ)
Bulgarian: чувства (bg) pl (čuvstva)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 戀 (zh), 恋 (zh) (liàn)
Dutch: gevoelens (nl) n pl
Esperanto: amsento
Finnish: tunteet (fi) pl
French: sentiments (fr) m pl
German: Gefühle (de) n pl
Hebrew: רגש (he) m (regesh), רגשות m pl (regashot)
Hungarian: érzelmek (hu)

Icelandic: tilfinningar f
Italian: emozioni (it), sensazioni (it)
Japanese: 恋 (ja) (こい, koi)
Luxembourgish: Gefiller n pl
Norwegian:
Bokmål: følelser pl

Nynorsk: følelsar pl
Portuguese: sentimentos (pt) m pl por...
Russian: симпа́тия (ru) f (simpátija), чу́вство (ru) n (čúvstvo)
Spanish: sentimientos (es)
Swedish: känslor (sv) c pl
Welsh: teimladau (cy)

intuition

Afrikaans: intuïsie, voorgevoel
Armenian: զգացում (hy) (zgacʿum)
Bulgarian: усещане (bg) n (useštane)
Czech: pocit (cs)
Dutch: voorgevoel (nl) n
Esperanto: sentemeco, natura talento
Finnish: tunne (fi)
French: sentiment (fr) m, intuition (fr) f, impression (fr) f
German: Gefühl (de) n
Hebrew: הרגשה f (hargasha)
Hindi: ^{(please verify)} ख़याल (khayāl)
Hungarian: megérzés (hu), intuíció (hu)
Italian: intuito (it) m, tatto (it)

Japanese: 直感 (ja) (chokkan)
Luxembourgish: Gefill (lb) n, Intuitioun f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: følelse (no) m

Nynorsk: følelse m
Portuguese: intuição (pt) f, idéia (pt) f, pressentimento (pt) m
Russian: предчу́вствие (ru) n (predčúvstvije)
Serbo-Croatian: osjećaj (sh) m, ocjeћaj m
Slovene: občutek (sl) m
Spanish: intuición (es), presentimiento (es) m, corazonada (es) f
Swedish: känsla (sv) c
Telugu: అంతర్వాణి (te) (aṃtarvāṇi)
Welsh: teimlad (cy), greddf

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