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feel-good

[ feel-goo d ]
/ ˈfilˌgʊd /

adjective

Informal. intended to make one happy or satisfied: a feel-good movie; feel-good politics.

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Words nearby feel-good

feel out of place, feel put upon, feel someone up, feel the pinch, feel up to, feel-good, feeler, feeler gauge, feeling, feelings, feen

Origin of feel-good

An Americanism dating back to 1975–80
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British Dictionary definitions for feel-good

feel-good

adjective

causing or characterized by a feeling of self-satisfactionfeel-good factor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012