feely
Inclined toward touching
Feely describes something that involves or emphasizes touching and physical sensation, or someone inclined toward tactile experience: The museum has a feely exhibit where kids can handle artifacts.
Often appears in "touchy-feely," describing excessive emotional openness or physical affection: The workshop got too touchy-feely for my taste.
The word carries a slightly dismissive tone when applied to emotions or sentimentality.
Easily upset or offended
- handsyOverly touchy, unwelcomely
- grabbyEager to seize
- textureSurface tactile quality
- tactileOf the touching sense
smooth · soft · rough · fuzzy · squishy · velvety · prickly · silky
Excessively emotional about memories
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- empatheticFeeling what others feel
- affectionateShowing warm regard
mushy · soppy · gushy · tender · warm · lovey-dovey · expressive · demonstrative
Unproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- sixth senseExtrasensory perception ability
- vibeIntuitive sense of mood
premonition · sense · impression · inkling · suspicion · perception · awareness · sensing
touchy
Easily upset or offended
tactile · smooth · soft · rough · fuzzy · squishy · velvety · prickly · silky · plushy
sentimental
Excessively emotional about memories
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- empatheticFeeling what others feel
affectionate · mushy · soppy · gushy · tender · warm · lovey-dovey · expressive · demonstrative · clingy
hunch
Unproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- sixth senseExtrasensory perception ability
vibe · premonition · sense · impression · inkling · suspicion · perception · awareness · sensing · psychic
feelyhands-off
Not directly involved
distant · standoffish · aloof · remote · non-contact
feelycold
Low temperature state
reserved · unemotional · detached · stoic · buttoned-up
feelyanalytical
Examining parts methodically
logical · rational · cerebral · intellectual · clinical
- feel freePermission casually granted
- feel likeDesire informally expressed
- feeling goodPositive emotional condition
- feeling downExperiencing sadness or dejection
- I feelSubjective statement introduction
- feeling blueExperiencing mild sadness