Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Feeling

The sensation involving perception by touch.
A sensation experienced through touch.
A physical sensation: a feeling of warmth.
2) An affective state of consciousness, such as that resulting from emotions, sentiments, or desires: experienced a feeling of excitement.
3) An awareness or impression: He had the feeling that he was being followed.
4) a. An emotional state or disposition; an emotion: expressed deep feeling.
b. A tender emotion; a fondness.
5) a. Capacity to experience the higher emotions; sensitivity; sensibility: a man of feeling.
b. feelings Susceptibility to emotional response; sensibilities: The child's feelings are easily hurt.
6) Opinion based more on emotion than on reason; sentiment.
7) A general impression conveyed by a person, place, or thing: The stuffy air gave one the feeling of being in a tomb.
8) a. Appreciative regard or understanding: a feeling for propriety.
b. Intuitive awareness or aptitude; a feel: has a feeling for language.