felt
1
[ felt ]
/ fɛlt /
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feel.
Words nearby felt
felony murder,
felsic,
felsite,
felspar,
felspathic,
felt,
felt marker,
felt side,
felt-tip pen,
felting,
feltwork
Definition for felt (2 of 3)
Origin of felt
2
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German
Filz; see
filter
Definition for felt (3 of 3)
Origin of feel
before 900; Middle English
felen, Old English
fēlan; cognate with Old Saxon
fōlian, German
fühlen; akin to Old Norse
falma to grope. See
fumble
usage note for feel
When the verb
feel is used in the sense "to think or believe," it typically implies believing or having an opinion on the basis of emotion or intuition, even in circumstances unsupported by much real evidence. Although some usage experts object, such use is well established in English and can be traced as far back as Middle English. When
feel is used specifically to express a subjective impression, it is often used with
as if, as though, or
that and followed by a full sentence:
I felt as if my world had come to an end. He feels as though it is always raining. I feel that things will get better now. More informally,
feel can be used without
as if/as though/that :
I feel he's guilty. And a full sentence does not have to follow:
I felt his answer to be impolite. In the same sense of "to think or believe," an alternative phrase
feel like is found in informal or casual speech. This use of
feel like typically expresses an opinion or emotional sentiment with a softened or tentative tone:
I feel like nothing is getting done here. I feel like he is just too arrogant. Though increasingly common, use of the phrase
feel like has been criticized as lazy thinking that ignores real evidence, while avoiding confrontation and debate.
OTHER WORDS FROM feel
o·ver·feel, verb, o·ver·felt, o·ver·feel·ing. re·feel, verb, re·felt, re·feel·ing.Example sentences from the Web for felt
British Dictionary definitions for felt (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for felt (2 of 3)
felt
2
/ (fɛlt) /
noun
- a matted fabric of wool, hair, etc, made by working the fibres together under pressure or by heat or chemical action
- (as modifier)a felt hat
any material, such as asbestos, made by a similar process of matting
verb
(tr)
to make into or cover with felt
(intr)
to become matted
Word Origin for felt
Old English; related to Old Saxon
filt, Old High German
filz felt, Latin
pellere to beat, Greek
pelas close; see
anvil,
filter
British Dictionary definitions for felt (3 of 3)
feel
/ (fiːl) /
verb feels, feeling or felt (fɛlt)
noun
Word Origin for feel
Old English
fēlan; related to Old High German
fuolen, Old Norse
fālma to grope, Latin
palma
palm
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Medical definitions for felt
feel
[ fēl ]
v.
To perceive through the sense of touch.
To perceive as a physical sensation, as of pain.
To be conscious of a particular physical, mental, or emotional state.
Idioms and Phrases with felt
feel