Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FEEL
feel
(noun) manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; “the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel”
feel
(noun) an intuitive awareness; “he has a feel for animals”; “it’s easy when you get the feel of it”
spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
(noun) the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; “the feel of the city excited him”; “a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting”; “it had the smell of treason”
feel
(verb) be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; “My cold is gone--I feel fine today”; “She felt tired after the long hike”; “She felt sad after her loss”
feel
(verb) have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone’s behavior or attitude; “She felt small and insignificant”; “You make me feel naked”; “I made the students feel different about themselves”
feel, finger
(verb) examine by touch; “Feel this soft cloth!”; “The customer fingered the sweater”
palpate, feel
(verb) examine (a body part) by palpation; “The nurse palpated the patient’s stomach”; “The runner felt her pulse”
feel, experience
(verb) undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; “She felt resentful”; “He felt regret”
feel, sense
(verb) perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; “He felt the wind”; “She felt an object brushing her arm”; “He felt his flesh crawl”; “She felt the heat when she got out of the car”
feel
(verb) undergo passive experience of; “We felt the effects of inflation”; “her fingers felt their way through the string quartet”; “she felt his contempt of her”
feel
(verb) produce a certain impression; “It feels nice to be home again”
feel
(verb) find by testing or cautious exploration; “He felt his way around the dark room”
feel
(verb) be felt or perceived in a certain way; “The ground feels shaky”; “The sheets feel soft”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
feel (third-person singular simple present feels, present participle feeling, simple past and past participle felt)
(heading) To use the sense of touch.
(transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
(transitive) To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
(intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
(intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
(heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
(transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
(transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
(intransitive, copulative) To experience an emotion or other mental state.
(intransitive) To sympathise; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.
(transitive) To be or become aware of.
(transitive) To experience the consequences of.
(copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
(transitive, US, slang) To understand.
Usage notes
• When referring to the emotional state, most prescriptive grammarians prefer "I feel bad" to "I feel badly", but "I feel badly" is widely used this way in US English.
• Adjectives to which "feel" is often applied as a copula: free, cold, cool, warm, hot, young, old, good, great, fine, happy, glad, satisfied, excited, bad, depressed, unhappy, sad, blue, sorry, smart, stupid, loved, appreciated, accepted, rejected, lonely, isolated, insulted, offended, slighted, cheated, shy, refreshed, tired, exhausted, calm, relaxed, angry, annoyed, frustrated, anxious, worried, jealous, proud, confident, safe, grateful, uncomfortable, unsafe, insecure, desperate, guilty, ashamed, disappointed, dirty, odd, strange, ill, sick.
• In senses 2,3, and 5, this is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See
Noun
feel (plural feels)
A quality of an object experienced by touch.
A vague mental impression.
An act of fondling.
A vague understanding.
An intuitive ability.
(chiefly, US, slang) Alternative form of feeling.
Etymology 2
Pronoun
feel
(dialectal or obsolete) Alternative form of fele
Adjective
feel (not comparable)
(dialectal or obsolete) Alternative form of fele
Adverb
feel (not comparable)
(dialectal or obsolete) Alternative form of fele
Anagrams
• elfe, fele, flee, leef
Source: Wiktionary
Feel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Felt; p. pr. & vb. n. Feeling.] Etym: [AS. f; akin to OS. gif to perceive, D. voelen to feel, OHG. fuolen, G. fĂĽhlen, Icel. falma to grope, and prob. to AS. folm paim of the hand, L. palma. Cf. Fumble, Palm.]
1. 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. Who feel Those rods of scorpions and those whips of steel. Creecn.
2. To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out. Come near, . . . that I may feel thee, my son. Gen. xxvii. 21. He hath this to feel my affection to your honor. Shak.
3. 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. Teach me to feel another's woe. Pope. Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing. Eccl. viii. 5. He best can paint them who shall feel them most. Pope. Mankind have felt their strength and made it felt. Byron.
4. To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of. For then, and not till then, he felt himself. Shak.
5. To perceive; to observe. [Obs.] Chaucer. To feel the helm (Naut.), to obey it.
Feel, v. i.
1. To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body.
2. To have the sensibilities moved or affected. [She] feels with the dignity of a Roman matron. Burke. And mine as man, who feel for all mankind. Pope.
3. 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. I then did feel full sick. Shak.
4. To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving. Garlands . . . which I feel I am not worthy yet to wear. Shak.
5. 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. Blind men say black feels rough, and white feels smooth. Dryden. To feel after, to search for; to seek to find; to seek as a person groping in the dark. "If haply they might feel after him, and find him." Acts xvii. 27. - To feel of, to examine by touching.
Feel, n.
1. Feeling; perception. [R.] To intercept and have a more kindly feel of its genial warmth. Hazlitt.
2. A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel. The difference between these two tumors will be distinguished by the feel. S. Sharp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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