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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
feeling/ˈfiːlɪŋ/
noun
  • 1 an emotional state or reaction.

    ■ (feelings) emotional responses or tendencies to respond.

    ■ strong emotion.

  • 2 a belief or opinion.
  • 3 the capacity to experience the sense of touch.

    ■ the sensation of touching or being touched.

  • 4 (feeling for) a sensitivity to or intuitive understanding of.
adjective showing emotion or sensitivity.
– phrases
one's better feelings one's conscience.
– derivatives
feelingless adjective,
feelingly adverb.



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