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

There’s no question the host team ended the three-day event with an exclamation point, producing one of the best feel-good moments of the weekend. —Mike Defabo, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

DeHoyos definitely delivered a feel-good experience Saturday in helping Marist win the title of the Smack Attack hosted by Brother Rice in Chicago. —Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

Interested in some feel-good nostalgia, or introducing the surprise of toys in cereal boxes to a young one in your life? —Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

The Deb dispute is playing out across different fronts in Los Angeles and Australia, overshadowing the feel-good movie about outback teens attending a debutante ball. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 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