feelings
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
How often you will meet it
Rank 983 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,614 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity) the remark hurt his feelings
feelings in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Miss Howard, in particular, took no pains to conceal her feelings.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Dread of displeasing my wife, or hurting her feelings, was uppermost in my mind.
In the Wilderness · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 1
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Feelings over which I have no control, render it imperative that I should shoot somebody.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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It is easy to imagine the feelings of the King when he found that his daughter had vanished.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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When she heard that Maxence had a mistress, she had been rudely shocked in her most cherished feelings.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1