Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
feel (verb)transitive verb
1.
a) to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality
b) to perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles)
2.
a) to undergo passive experience of
b) to have one's sensibilities markedly affected by
3.
to ascertain by cautious trial - usually used with out
4.
a) to be aware of by instinct or inference
intransitive verb
b) - believe think say what you really feel
1.
a) to receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation
b) to search for something by using the sense of touch
2.
a) to be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, or physical condition
b) to have a marked sentiment or opinion - feels strongly about it
3.
- seem it feels like spring today
4.
to have sympathy or pity - I feel for you
1.
- sensation feeling
2.
the sense of touch
3.
a) the quality of a thing as imparted through or as if through touch
b) typical or peculiar quality or atmosphere , also an awareness of such a quality or atmosphere
4.
intuitive knowledge or ability
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
feel (noun)an indefinite physical response to a stimulus
SYNONIMS:
feel, feeling, senseRELATED WORDS:
impression, perception; hint, suggestion, touch1.
to have a vague awareness of
SYNONIMS:
perceive, scent, see, sense, smell, tasteRELATED WORDS:
behold, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, sight, spy, view, witness; ascertain, catch on (to), discover, find out, hear, learn, realize; anticipate, divine, expect, foreknow, foresee; assume, conjecture, guess, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect2.
to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin
SYNONIMS:
feelRELATED WORDS:
caress, embrace, finger, fondle, hug, kiss, lip, nose, nudge, nuzzle, paw, rub, stroke; palp, palpate; brush, graze, shave, skim; clasp, clench, cling (to), clutch, grasp, grip, handle, hold, palm; chuck, clap, dab, flick, pat, tag, tap, tip; hit, knock, pound, rap, whack3.
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
SYNONIMS:
endure, feel, have, know, pass, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo, witnessRELATED WORDS:
encounter, meet; accept, receive; assimilate, digest4.
to have as an opinion
SYNONIMS:
allow, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, judge, reckon, suppose, thinkRELATED WORDS:
regard, view; accept, perceive; depend, rely, trust; assume, presume, presuppose, surmise; conclude, deduce, inferNEAR ANTONYMS:
distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect; disbelieve, discredit, reject5.
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
SYNONIMS:
feel, fish, fumble, scrabbleRELATED WORDS:
grabble; cast about, hunt, look, reach, seek (out); capture, clutch, corral, get, grab, nab, nail, seize, snatch; comb, dig (through), dredge, rake, ransack, rifle, rummage, scour6.
to give the impression of being
SYNONIMS:
act, appear, come across (as), come off (as), feel, look, make, soundRELATED WORDS:
dissemble, pretend; recall, resemble, suggest; hint, imply, insinuateto have sympathy for
SYNONIMS:
ache (for), bleed (for), commiserate (with), compassionate, condole (with), feel (for), sympathize (with), yearn (over)RELATED WORDS:
care (for); grieve (for), sorrow (for); love; empathize (with), identify (with); tolerate, understandNEAR ANTONYMS:
disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook; dislike, hate, scorn
