(n)spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smellthe 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”
(v)find, feelcome to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds“I feel that he doesn't like me”, “I find him to be obnoxious”, “I found the movie rather entertaining”
(v)feel, senseperceive 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”
(v)feelbe 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”
(v)feelhave 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”
(v)feelundergo passive experience of“We felt the effects of inflation”, “her fingers felt their way through the string quartet”, “she felt his contempt of her”