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handfeel

handfeel noun: the way that something feels when touched by or held in the hand.

Noun

handfeel

  1. The way that something feels when touched by or held in the hand.
    • In a laboratory study, the same fabrics listed in Table 4.3 were evaluated for handfeel comfort by 40 consumers who had no formal training in textiles. The consumers were instructed that they could 'hold, touch, feel or squeeze the material in any manner'.2008, E. Wilusz, Military Textiles, page 86

Origin of handfeel

From hand + feel.

Questions about handfeel

What does handfeel mean?
Handfeel means the way that something feels when touched by or held in the hand.
What part of speech is handfeel?
Handfeel is a noun.

Words near handfeel in the dictionary

  1. handfasts
  2. handfed
  3. handfeed
  4. handfeeding
  5. handfeeds
  6. handfeel
  7. handfight
  8. handfighting
  9. handfights
  10. handfish
  11. handfishes

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