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feelness

feelness noun: the state, condition, or quality of feeling; perception; sensitivity.

Noun

feelness (uncountable)

  1. The state, condition, or quality of feeling; perception; sensitivity
    • You know that much and you also feel the feelness of your own hand. Now that's hard to say any other way. You know what you feel and you know that it's you feelin' inside your own hand and arm.1969, Sue Grafton, The Lolly-Madonna War: A Novel - Page 96
    • Within the group of low involvement "feel" products the following 10 were retained (in descending order of "feelness"): birthday cards, indoor plants, liquor, sun-glasses, pilsner beer, pralines, port, potato crisps, cookies, chocolate.1995, IJRM - Volume 12 - Page 200

Origin of feelness

From feel + -ness, or perhaps continuing Middle English fēlnes (“perception”), from Old English ġefēlnes (“sensitivity; feeling”).

Questions about feelness

What does feelness mean?
Feelness means the state, condition, or quality of feeling; perception; sensitivity.
What part of speech is feelness?
Feelness is a noun.

Words near feelness in the dictionary

  1. feelinglessly
  2. feelinglessness
  3. feelingly
  4. feelingness
  5. feelings
  6. feelness
  7. feelpinion
  8. feelpinions
  9. feels
  10. feels around
  11. feels bad

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