FEELING(S)
ADJECTIVES
► ASPECTABUND expressive in face; exhibiting one’s feelings through the eyes or face → 1708 obs.
► FULL-HEARTED full of feeling, emotional → 1792
► INNERLY-HEARTED of a feeling disposition → 1824 Sc.
► QUICK of feelings: lively, vivid, keen, strongly felt → 1449
► SUBTILE of feeling, sense: acute, keen → 1610
► TICKLE easily moved to feeling or action; easily affected in some way → 1377 obs.
NOUNS
► ACT a display of pretended feeling; an affected pretense → 1928
► AFFECT feeling, desire, or appetite, as opposed to reason → 1531
► FAREING ► FARING appearance; feeling; generally used in plural → 1864 Eng. dial.
► FEELTH feeling, sensation → 1900 (Bk.)
► GUT a gut feeling → 2000 US sl.
► GUTS the source of true feelings → L19 US sl.
► HEART OF HEARTS one’s most inmost heart of feelings → 1602
► HEART-ROOT ► HEART-ROOTS the seat of the deepest emotion or most genuine feelings → 1200 obs.
► HEART-STRINGS the most intense feelings or emotions; the deepest affections; the heart → 1596
► NATURALITY natural feeling → 1822 Sc.
► NATURALTY natural feeling → 1822 Sc.
► OMNISENTIENCE universal feeling or sensation → 1851
► SCAM a hurt to one’s feelings, a wound, a harm, cause of suffering → 1875 Sc. obs.
► TEBBITS ► TIBBITS physical sensation, feelings; energy, strength → 1808 Sc.
► VIBE ► VIBES feelings, intuitions → 1960 sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► HEART-SEARCHER a rigorous examiner of another’s feelings or conscience; later, one who rigorously examines his or her own feelings or conscience → 1618
► HEDGEHOG a person who disregards the feelings of others → L16 obs.
VERBS
► ABALIENATE to remove; to estrange in feeling → 1554 obs.
► COME APART to collapse emotionally; to lose control of one’s feelings → 1930 sl.
► CUT TO THE HEART to distress greatly; to deeply wound the feelings of → 1582
► CUT UP to distress greatly; to wound deeply the feelings of → 1843
► FALL APART to collapse emotionally; to lose control of one’s feelings; to lose one’s usual poise and confidence → 1930 sl.
► HEART-STRIKE to affect intensely; to make a deep impression upon the feelings of → 1637
► IMPORT to influence in feeling; to ‘carry away’, to ‘transport’ → 1652 obs.
► KEEL to grow cold in feeling, etc.; to become less violent, fervid, or ardent; to ‘cool down’; to diminish in intensity → 1325
► MITHE to remain concealed; to escape notice; to avoid; to hide one’s thoughts or feelings → 900 obs.
► PLAY THE HEDGEHOG to go through the world careless of other people’s feelings → 1859
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