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

This spending is a feel-good policy that provides good talking points but will fail to improve housing affordability in the state. — Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

Like an origami box, each fold reveals another treasure, from Mick Ronson’s moonshot guitar to the feel-good chorus. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

American fans will rue the fact that such a feel-good story ended in embarrassment on and off the field as a US president who loves the spotlight seized it at an inopportune time and then a promising team crashed out in the worst way possible. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

And after his initial feel-good story of being drafted by the Lightning and meeting his idol Nikita Kucherov, Kulebiakin admitted his first two days at camp were a challenge physically. — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 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