The Meaning of feel

• (v. t.) To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs.
• (v. t.) To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out.
• (v. t.) To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensetive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain.
• (v. t.) To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of.
• (v. t.) To perceive; to observe.
• (v. i.) To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body.
• (v. i.) To have the sensibilities moved or affected.
• (v. i.) To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one's self to be; -- followed by an adjective describing the state, etc.; as, to feel assured, grieved, persuaded.
• (v. i.) To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving.
• (v. i.) To appear to the touch; to give a perception; to produce an impression by the nerves of sensation; -- followed by an adjective describing the kind of sensation.
• (n.) Feeling; perception.
• (n.) A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel.

Synonyms

spirit , tone , feeling , flavor , flavour , look , smell , tactile property , experience , find , sense , finger , palpate

Homophones

feil

Rhymes

abele , adriel , anneal , appeal , audiophile , automobile , averill , azbill , beal , beale , beall , becerril , beel , beil , biehl , biel , bleil , bookmobile , brasil , brazeal , braziel , briel , camille , cartwheel , cecile , cele , chmiel , conceal , congeal , corneal , corniel , cornmeal , creel , deahl , deal , deale , deel , diehl , diel , eel , emil , emile , enrile , ezekiel , feil , ferrill , flywheel , freel , friel , genteel , giel , gilles , glockenspiel , havill , heal , heel , ideal , ifil , ifill , immobile , jabril , jarriel , keal , keel , keele , kiehl , kiel , kneale , kneel , leal , lille , lucille , maciel , macneal , macneil , macneill , madill , mcdeal , mcgreal , mcneel , mcneil , mcneill , mcniel , mczeal , meal , meehl , mele , mendivil , menil , miele , morrill , neal , neall , neel , neil , neile , neill , nevil , newsreel , niel , oatmeal , oldsmobile , oneal , oneil , oneill , ordeal , peal , peale , peel , peele , piecemeal , piel , pierceall , pospisil , puerile , real , reel , repeal , reseal , reveal , riehl , riel , savill , scheel , scheele , schiel , seal , seale , seel , shaquille , shiel , skeel , smeal , snowmobile , spiel , squeal , steal , steel , steele , steil , stele , stiehl , surreal , tarheel , teal , teale , teall , teel , teele , theall , theel , treadwheel , unreal , unseal , vandriel , vanheel , vantil , vasil , veal , veale , verrill , viel , viele , villamil , villarreal , weil , wheel , zavadil , zeal , zele