feel

Noun
  1. An intuitive awareness (synset 105685184)
    "he has a feel for animals"; "it's easy when you get the feel of it"
    is a type of: awareness, cognisance, cognizance, consciousness, knowingness - having knowledge of
  2. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people (synset 114549784)
    "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
    is a type of: ambiance, ambience, atmosphere - a particular environment or surrounding influence
    subtypes:
    • hollywood - a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry
    • zeitgeist - the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
    same as: feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone
  3. A property perceived by touch (synset 104953730)
    is a type of: property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
    subtypes:
    • touch - the feel of mechanical action
    • texture - the feel of a surface or a fabric
    same as: tactile property
  4. Manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure (synset 100856168)
    "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
    is a type of: arousal, foreplay, stimulation - mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
Verb
  1. Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind (synset 201775456)
    "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
    subtypes:
    same as: experience
  2. Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds (synset 200717144)
    "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
    is a type of: conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
    same as: find
    verb group: find, rule - decide on and make a declaration about
  3. Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (synset 202110460)
    "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
    is a type of: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senses
    same as: sense
    verb group: feel - be felt or perceived in a certain way
  4. Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state (synset 200105712)
    "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    subtypes:
  5. Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude (synset 200692071)
    "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
    is a type of: believe, conceive, consider, think - judge or regard; look upon; judge
  6. Undergo passive experience of (synset 202115034)
    "We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
    is a type of: experience, go through, see - undergo or live through a difficult experience
  7. Be felt or perceived in a certain way (synset 202736346)
    "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
    is a type of: appear, look, seem - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
    subtypes: crawl - feel as if crawling with insects
    verb group: feel, sense - perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
  8. Grope or feel in search of something (synset 202132078)
    "He felt for his wallet"
    entail: touch - perceive via the tactile sense
    is a type of: look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
    subtypes: grope for, scrabble - feel searchingly
    verb group:
    • feel, finger - examine by touch
    • feel - pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
    • feel, palpate - examine (a body part) by palpation
  9. Examine by touch (synset 201212242)
    "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"
    entail: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with
    same as: finger
    verb group: feel - grope or feel in search of something
  10. Examine (a body part) by palpation (synset 201212916)
    "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"
    referred to in: medicine, practice of medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
    is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with
    same as: palpate
    verb group: feel - grope or feel in search of something
  11. Find by testing or cautious exploration (synset 202290872)
    "He felt his way around the dark room"
    is a type of: find, regain - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
  12. Produce a certain impression (synset 202138815)
    "It feels nice to be home again"
    is a type of: appear, look, seem - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
  13. Pass one's hands over the sexual organs of (synset 201212716)
    "He felt the girl in the movie theater"
    domain usage: argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with
    verb group: feel - grope or feel in search of something

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