feels

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.jəlz/, /fiːlz/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːlz

Noun

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feels

  1. (archaic) plural of feel, sensory perceptions that mainly or solely involve the sense of touch
    • 1809, King George III of England, The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 6[1], →ISBN, page 3987:
      Dr. Pope confirms my feels that the side is no better & the tenderness to the feel as great as when he was last here.
    • 1856, Alexander Bryan Johnson, The Physiology of the Senses, page 65:
      A large portion of natural magic and sleight of hand is only the severance of sights and feels that we are accustomed to experience in unison.

Noun

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feels pl (singular feel)

  1. (colloquial) Feelings; emotions; especially, tender sentiment.
    hit me right in the feels
    • 2003, Brenda A. Donahue, C.G. Jung's Complex Dynamics and the Clinical Relationship: One Map for Mystery, →ISBN, page 100:
      If I could remember exactly, then I would know for sure whether or not my feels are real or not.
    • 2012, Hisoka Takara, Child Support, →ISBN, page 109:
      My feels were hurt.

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Derived terms

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Verb

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feels

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of feel

Adjective

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feels (comparative more feels, superlative most feels)

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of emotional

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