feel

Meanings

• an intuitive awareness; or
  • "he has a feel for animals"
  • "it's easy when you get the feel of it"
• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
  • "the feel of the city excited him"
• a property perceived by touch
• manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
  • "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
• undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
• come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
  • "I feel that he doesn't like me"
• perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
• be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
  • "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"
• have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
  • "You make me feel naked"
  • "I made the students feel different about themselves"
• undergo passive experience of:
• be felt or perceived in a certain way
  • "The ground feels shaky"
  • "The sheets feel soft"
• grope or feel in search of something
• examine by touch
  • "Feel this soft cloth!"
• examine (a body part) by palpation
• find by testing or cautious exploration
• produce a certain impression
  • "It feels nice to be home again"
• pass one's hands over the sexual organs of

Synonyms

experience, feeling, find, finger, flavor, flavour, look, palpate, sense, smell, spirit, tactile property, tone