feel-good

adjective

ˈfēl-ˌgu̇d 

1

: relating to or promoting an often specious sense of satisfaction or well-being

a feel-good reform program that makes no changes

2

: cheerfully sentimental

a feel-good movie

Examples of feel-good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Performance benefits often persist even in habitual users, even if the stimulating feel-good buzz fades. —Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026

Little wonder, then, that when the Knicks and Victor Wembanyama offered a feel-good lifeboat in the ongoing NBA Finals, so many sports fans hopped aboard. —Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026

Told over the course of six summers, then picking up a decade later, the feel-good tale infuses the perfect amount of depth and emotion to elevate it beyond a typical teen romance. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 June 2026

Rob Mac's quixotic idea to purchase a struggling soccer team in Wales and recruit Hollywood pal Ryan Reynolds to join him on the project might just be the feel-good sports story of the decade. —Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for feel-good

• allgood
• basswood
• beechwood
• bellwood
• birchwood
• boxwood
• boyhood
• brushwood
• childhood
• cordwood
• dogwood
• driftwood

Kids Definition

feel-good

adjective

ˈfēl-ˌgu̇d

1

: relating to or promoting an often false sense of satisfaction or well-being

2

: cheerfully sentimental

a feel-good movie