Definition
Touchy-feely; characterized by emotional expression, sentimentality, or emphasis on feelings rather than logic.
Etymology
From 'feel' (Old English 'felan') + '-y' (adjectival suffix). This informal construction became popular in the 1960s-70s during the human potential movement.
Kelly Says
Feely' was a term of mild mockery in the 1970s for the California self-help movement—it's fascinating how language captures generational attitudes toward emotion and authenticity.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ভাবপ্রবণ
bhaav-pra-bon
CACatalà
sensual
sen-soo-al
CSČeština
citlivý
cit-li-vy
DEDeutsch
fühlsam
fyul-sam
ELΕλληνικά
ευαίσθητος
ev-a-is-thi-tos
ESEspañol
sensual
sen-soo-al
FRFrançais
féerique
fe-ri-ke
HUMagyar
érzékeny
er-ze-keny
IDBahasa Indonesia
merasa
me-ra-sa
ITItaliano
sensuale
sen-soo-ale
MSBahasa Melayu
perasaan
pe-ra-saan
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ပြု
seet-p-yu
NLNederlands
gevoelsmatig
ge-voel-sma-tig
PLPolski
wrażliwy
vras-zli-wi
PTPortuguês
sensual
sen-soo-al
RORomână
senzitiv
sen-zi-tiv
RUРусский
чувствительный
chuvstvitel'nyy
SVSvenska
känslig
kans-lig
TAதமிழ்
உணர்ச்சி
u-nar-cchi
TEతెలుగు
భావోద్వేగం
bhaav-ood-ve-gam
TRTürkçe
duygusal
duyg-su-zal
UKУкраїнська
чутливий
chut-li-viy
VITiếng Việt
cảm giác
cam-gjak