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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Rowland unexpectedly found a sense of community by penning feel-good fantasy novels. Cheyenne Buckingham, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025 Dig into more feel-good stories below. Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025 On the upside, relations with partners and close friends will be warmhearted, feel-good experiences! Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025 At the least, the report indicates that renewable energy is a credible alternative to fossil fuels, rather than a mere liberal, feel-good, green-new-deal pipedream. John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feel-good

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 29 Oct. 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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