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

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Today, Fast Lane’s grounding in purpose is more than a feel-good line in an annual report. Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 So why did the Rockies wait until after one of the club’s few feel-good moments of the season to fire their manager? Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 May 2025 And don’t stop now… keep scrolling for more feel-good moments and happy tears! Ronnie Li, USA Today, 9 May 2025 Exposure to sunlight triggers the release of endorphins (feel-good hormones) by 30 to 50%, which can amplify the euphoric and blissful effects of cannabis. Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for feel-good

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of feel-good was in 1875

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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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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

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