the function or the power of perceiving by touch.

physical sensation not connected with sight, hearing, taste, or smell.

a particular sensation of this kind

a feeling of warmth; a feeling of pain.

the general state of consciousness considered independently of particular sensations, thoughts, etc.

a consciousness or vague awareness

a feeling of inferiority.

an emotion or emotional perception or attitude

a feeling of joy; a feeling of sorrow.

capacity for emotion, esp. compassion

to have great feeling for the sufferings of others.

a sentiment; attitude; opinion

The general feeling was in favor of the proposal.

feelings, sensibilities; susceptibilities

to hurt one's feelings.

fine emotional endowment.

(in music, art, etc.)

emotion or sympathetic perception revealed by an artist in his or her work

a poem without feeling.

the general impression conveyed by a work

a landscape painting with a spacious feeling.

sympathetic appreciation, as of music

to play with feeling.

sensitive; sentient.

readily affected by emotion; sympathetic

a feeling heart.

indicating or characterized by emotion

a feeling reply to the charge.

noun

insensibility , numbness , unconsciousness , concrete , solid , thing , impassivity

noun

activity , awareness , consciousness , enjoyment , excitability , excitation , excitement , feel , innervation , motility , motor response , pain , perceiving , perception , pleasure , reaction , receptivity , reflex , responsiveness , sense , sensibility , sensitivity , sensuality , tactility , tangibility , titillation , apprehension , belief , conviction , eye * , hunch * , inclination , inkling , instinct , mind , notion , opinion , outlook , persuasion , point of view , presentiment , sentiment , suspicion , thought , view , action , affection , appreciation , ardor , behavior , capacity , compassion , concern , cultivation , culture , delicacy , discernment , discrimination , emotion , empathy , faculty , fervor , fondness , heat , imagination , impression , intelligence , intensity , intuition , judgment , keenness , palpability , passion , pathos , pity , refinement , sentimentality , sharpness , spirit , sympathy , taste , tenderness , understanding , warmth , air , atmosphere , aura , imprint , mood , quality , semblance , palpation , sensitiveness , attitude , affectivity , idea , position , ambiance , smell , tone , hunch , enthusiasm , experience , heart , humor , morale , sensate , sensation , sentiency , sentient , touch

adjective

empathetic , empathic , sympathetic , sensitive