fellow-feeling

fel·low-feel·ing

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fel-oh fee-ling]
- /ˈfɛl oʊ ˈfi lɪŋ/
- /ˈfeləʊ ˈfiːlɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fel-oh fee-ling]
- /ˈfɛl oʊ ˈfi lɪŋ/

Definitions of fellow-feeling word

noun fellow-feeling sympathetic feeling; sympathy: to have fellow feeling for the unfortunate. 1
noun fellow-feeling a sense of joint interest: to act out of fellow feeling to support one's country. 1
noun fellow-feeling Alternative form of fellow feeling. 0

See all 3 definitions of fellow-feeling

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Origin of fellow-feeling

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Fellow-feeling

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fellow-feeling

fellow-feeling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for fellow-feeling

noun fellow-feeling

agape — If you describe someone as having their mouth agape, their mouth is open very wide, often because they are very surprised by something.
concern — Concern is worry about a situation.
identification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
rapport — relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation: a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.
warmth — the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat.

All 8 Synonyms of fellow-feeling

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