feeling A1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈfi.lɪŋ/ UK /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #543 Meanings 1 noun An emotion such as happiness, sadness, or fear. The empty house gave me a feeling of dread. 2 noun A physical sensation in the body. I had a queasy feeling in my stomach. 3 noun Someone's emotions, especially when they can be hurt. You really hurt my feelings when you said that. 4 noun A natural understanding or instinct for something. She has a great feeling for music. Thesaurus Synonyms 4 noun · a natural understanding or... intuitive feeling Word family Forms feelinglyfeelings Derived forms feelingfulfeelinglessfeelinglyfeelingnessfeelpinionfellow-feelingmisfeelingnonfeelingself-feelingunderfeelingunfeeling Common collocations strong feeling Adjective + noun have a feeling Verb + noun warm feeling Adjective + noun express feelings Verb + noun hide feelings Verb + noun share feelings Verb + noun mixed feelings Adjective + noun intuitive feeling Adjective + noun indefinable feeling Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing. felynge Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # feeling **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfi.lɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 543 ## Meanings 1. An emotion such as happiness, sadness, or fear. 2. A physical sensation in the body. 3. Someone's emotions, especially when they can be hurt. 4. A natural understanding or instinct for something. ## Examples - The empty house gave me a feeling of dread. - I had a queasy feeling in my stomach. - You really hurt my feelings when you said that. - She has a great feeling for music. ## Derived Forms - feelingful - feelingless - feelingly - feelingness - feelpinion - fellow-feeling - misfeeling - nonfeeling - self-feeling - underfeeling - unfeeling ## Roots and Affixes - Root: felynge ## Etymology From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing. ## AI Etymology Feeling comes from Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing. In current use, the main senses are “An emotion such as happiness, sadness, or fear” and “A physical sensation in the body”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown