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'

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

[ Syn: impression , belief , notion , opinion ]

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

[ Syn: spirit , tone , feel , flavor , flavour , look , smell ]

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'

the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; she likes the touch of silk on her skin; the surface had a greasy feeling

[ Syn: touch , touch sensation , tactual sensation , tactile sensation ]

an intuitive understanding of something; he had a great feeling for music

[ Syn: intuitive feeling ]