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feel

/fiːl/
Meanings
  • Noun

    A sensation, emotion, or intuition, often accompanied by a physical and often tactile response.

    - "I feel happy when I'm with my family."
    - "The painting gave me a strange feel."
    - "The cold water felt refreshing."
  • Verb

    To perceive by touch or sensation.

    - "I feel a lump in my throat."
    - "He feels the texture of the fabric."
    - "The baby feels warm to the touch."
Pronunciation
  1. /fiːl/



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  2. /fiːl/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with feel
real , heal , seal , peal , veil
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Feel (Scots) : to make, create

  2. Feel (Irish) : to believe

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. feel (Irish) : to believe

  2. feel (Scottish Gaelic) : to make, create

Variants
List of all variants of feel that leads to same result
feel , feel like , feeling , feeling like , feels , feels like , felt , felt like , feel-good , feel up , feeling up , feels up , felt up , feel bad , feel compelled , feel constrained , feel cruddy , feel crummy
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

feels, feeling, felt

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English félan, from feolan, to touch, from feol, palm; akin to Old Norse fjolna, to touch, feel, and Gothic falan, to touch.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that humans have about 100,000 tactile sensors in their skin?

  2. Feel is the only English verb that ends with 'el' and can be followed directly by a gerund.

  3. The word 'feel' appears 1,036 times in Shakespeare's works.

Related Concepts
informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

  1. Emotion: A complex psychological state that involves three distinct components: a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response.

  2. Tactile perception: The ability to perceive and recognize objects through touch.

Culture
Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.

The word 'feel' has been used extensively in literature and art to convey emotions and sensations. For instance, in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' the narrator describes the house as having a 'feel' of decay and impending doom.

How to Memorize "feel"

  1. visualize

    - Close your eyes and imagine touching a soft, fluffy blanket.
    - Imagine the sensation of a warm sunbeam on your skin.
    - Visualize the texture of a cool marble statue.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'feel' with the sensation of touching a loved one's hand.
    - Link the word 'feel' with the sensation of the wind in your hair.
    - Connect the word 'feel' with the sensation of a hot cup of coffee in your hands.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Feeling Fancy: Feel, Fantastic, Fun' to help remember the definitions of 'feel' as a verb.
    - Use a mnemonic device such as associating the word 'feel' with the image of a hand feeling various textures to remember its multiple meanings.

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