Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun feelings

1 sense of feelings

Sense 1
feelings -- (emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity); "the remark hurt his feelings")
       => sensitivity, sensitiveness -- (sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun feeling

6 senses of feeling

Sense 1
feeling -- (the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual")
       => state -- (the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state")

Sense 2
impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion -- (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying")
       => idea, thought -- (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind")

Sense 3
spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell -- (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason")
       => atmosphere, ambiance, ambience -- (a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement")

Sense 4
feeling -- (a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm")
       => somesthesia, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation -- (the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes")

Sense 5
touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feeling -- (the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling")
       => perception -- (the process of perceiving)

Sense 6
feeling, intuitive feeling -- (an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music")
       => intuition -- (instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes))

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