good feeling

Pleasant inner glow

Good feeling is a pleasant emotional state—contentment, optimism, or warmth toward others.

Often plural: There were good feelings all around after the deal closed.

A good feeling about something is intuitive confidence: I have a good feeling about this interview.

Good feelings between people suggest mutual warmth or absence of hostility: We parted on good feelings.

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peace of mind · ease · contentment · all is well · elation · on cloud nine · euphoria · gratitude · happiness · glow · belonging · relaxation · serenity · camaraderie · delight · transcendence · satisfaction · sanguine

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Opposites
emotional valence

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misery · discomfort · unhappiness · distress · malaise

anticipatory emotion

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dread · foreboding · apprehension · unease · sinking feeling

interpersonal sentiment

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ill will · bad blood · animosity · resentment · hostility

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G