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Do-gooders are easily overlooked. We're supposed to be soft, touchy-feely types, who wear Birkenstocks, compost everything, and write poetry by candlelight.
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Meaning of "touchy-feely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOUCHY-FEELY

touchy-feely  [ˈtʌtʃɪˈfiːlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOUCHY-FEELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Touchy-Feely is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TOUCHY-FEELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of touchy-feely in the English dictionary

The definition of touchy-feely in the dictionary is openly displaying one's emotions and affections.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOUCHY-FEELY


campanile
ˌkæmpəˈniːlɪ
dele
ˈdiːlɪ
Ely
ˈiːlɪ
freely
ˈfriːlɪ
fusilli
fʊˈziːlɪ
Greeley
ˈɡriːlɪ
Healey
ˈhiːlɪ
Healy
ˈhiːlɪ
Ismaili
ˌɪzmɑːˈiːlɪ
Kiswahili
ˌkiːswɑːˈhiːlɪ
Lely
ˈliːlɪ
mealy
ˈmiːlɪ
mielie
ˈmiːlɪ
Ofili
ɒˈfiːlɪ
seely
ˈsiːlɪ
steelie
ˈstiːlɪ
steely
ˈstiːlɪ
stele
ˈstiːlɪ
Swahili
swɑːˈhiːlɪ
wheelie
ˈwiːlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOUCHY-FEELY

touchhole
touchier
touchiest
touchily
touchiness
touching
touchingly
touchingness
touchless
touchline
touchline ban
touchmark
touchpad
touchpaper
touchstone
touchup
touchwood
touchy
touchy-feeliness
tough

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOUCHY-FEELY

absolutely
approximately
barely
closely
completely
definitely
effectively
entirely
extremely
immediately
jeely
likely
lonely
lovely
overfreely
privately
relatively
skeely
tweely
unfortunately

Synonyms and antonyms of touchy-feely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «touchy-feely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOUCHY-FEELY

Find out the translation of touchy-feely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of touchy-feely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «touchy-feely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多愁善感
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sensiblero
570 millions of speakers

English

touchy-feely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भावुक- feely
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حساس ، يثير مشكلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обидчивый - Фили
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melosas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিমানী-feely
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

copain-copain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sangat mesra
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gefühlsduselig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

親しみのある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

민감한 행태를
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Touchy-feely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhạy cảm-Feely
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனதை-தொடும்-feely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हळवे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hassas-duyusal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

permaloso - feely
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drażliwy - feely
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

образливий -Філі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Irascibili
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευαίσθητος - feely
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

liggeraak - feely
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lättstött - feely
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

touchy - feely
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of touchy-feely

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCHY-FEELY»

The term «touchy-feely» is regularly used and occupies the 84.117 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCHY-FEELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «touchy-feely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «touchy-feely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about touchy-feely

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3 QUOTES WITH «TOUCHY-FEELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word touchy-feely.
1
Jordana Brewster
I like action more than anything touchy-feely.
2
Nancy Lublin
Do-gooders are easily overlooked. We're supposed to be soft, touchy-feely types, who wear Birkenstocks, compost everything, and write poetry by candlelight.
3
Anna Deavere Smith
Listening is not just hearing what someone tells you word for word. You have to listen with a heart. I don't want that to sound touchy-feely; it is not. It is very hard work.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUCHY-FEELY»

Discover the use of touchy-feely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to touchy-feely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Baby's Very First Touchy-feely Animals Book
Colorful pictures depict such animals as a fluffy duck, shiny fish, hairy dog, and furry cat. On board pages.
‎2010
2
That's Not My Penguin
Young readers may touch various surfaces on penguins that are not the one someone is looking for, until at last the right one appears. On board pages.
Fiona Watt, 2007
3
Noisy Touchy-Feely Santa
The story is brought to life with the sounds on the panel including Santa's jolly laugh, the sleigh whooshing through the air and Santa's boots crunching through the snow.
USBORNE, Sam Taplin, 2010
4
Scraptastic!: 50 Messy, Sparkly, Touchy-feely, Snazzy Ways ...
Go beyond the usualxperiment with art supplies, try unfamiliar tools, go wild and have fun. With Scraptastic you can take your projects to the next level using innovative ideas for creating playful and artistic pages.
Ashley Calder, 2008
5
Usborne Touchy-Feely A B C
Introduces the alphabet by allowing young readers to touch and feel pictures of objects representing each letter. On board pages.
Fiona Watt, 2009
6
Touchy, Feely...Crap
121 Touchy, Feely. . . Crap Introduction I have always prided. X / Touchy, Feely... Crap.
John P. Calu, 2002
7
Touchy-feely Hide and Seek Dragons
Young children will love this brand new luxury touchy-feely book featuring the mischievous dragons of Dragon Castle.
Fiona Watt, 2007
8
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Psychology
Touchy-Feely. Psychology. Adrenaline isn't the only thing that can jumble up your feelings. Apparently, so can wishful thinking. Listen to this: A few years ago, a friend of mine told me he was attracted to a new co-worker, Linda. He was ...
Joni E. Johnston, 2003
9
Blue Ribbon Science Fair Projects
Touchy-Feely. Morning. Glory. How does a vine know when to wrap itself around a support? Water Evaporation in Leaves Will a plant cutting germinate more. Adult Help Required Materials • morning-glory or sweet-pea seeds • small container ...
Glen Vecchione, 2008
10
Touchy Feely 123
A counting and number book for very young children.
USBORNE, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUCHY-FEELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term touchy-feely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inside Buick's New 'Touchy-Feely' Test Drive
And that's where it gets all touchy-feely. Included is a motivational podcast called “The Buick Road to Happiness,” created by “happiness researcher” Shawn ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Bill de Blasio's touchy-feely NYPD
Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton have a new plan to build better ties between cops and the public. Hmm. Will the cops soon be handing ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
3
Ava DuVernay Puts Touchy-Feely Hair Violator on Blast
But apparently this is still an epidemic, and now Ava DuVernay, director of Selma, says she, too, had a close encounter with the touchy-feely kind. DuVernay ... «The Root, Jun 15»
4
Kristen Stewart gets touchy-feely with Alicia Cargile at Coachella
Kristen Stewart enjoyed the second weekend of the Coachella Music Festival with her live-in gal pal Alicia Cargile in Indio Sunday. The SAG Award nominee ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
5
Touchy-Feely Octopus Grabs Camera
A tentacles-on octopus grabbed a camera a researcher was using to capture its movements and turned it on the man himself. Digital media producer Ben ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
6
Oscars 2015: Is John Travolta's touchy-feely style inappropriate?
... and a slimy invasion of privacy? And in the touchy-feely world of Hollywood, is there any excuse for the Saturday Night Fever star's over-friendly fingers? «BBC News, Feb 15»
7
Joe Biden and why touchy-feely men should back off
Joe Biden and why touchy-feely men should back off. Barbara Ellen. The US vice president placed his hands on the new defense secretary's wife, Stephanie ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
8
Wash Post: Biden's 'Touchy-Feely' Moments Turning 'Creepy'
Touchy-feely Vice President Joe Biden has long been dismissed as a regular guy of a certain generation prone to displays of emotion, which might include a ... «Newsmax.com, Feb 15»
9
Biden is a VERY hands-on Vee-Pee: Joe gets touchy-feely with new …
Biden is a VERY hands-on Veep: Joe gets touchy-feely with new Defense Secretary's wife as he meets the press at the White House. Vice President Joe Biden ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
10
Managing The Touchy-Feely Side Of Work
Some of your stuff is a little touchy-feely for my taste, though. Can you tell me more about that? What does 'touchy-feely' mean to you exactly? —You write about ... «Forbes, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Touchy-Feely [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/touchy-feely>. May 2024 ».
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