feel-good

[ feel-good ]

/ ˈfilˌgʊd /

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adjective

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

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Origin of feel-good

An Americanism dating back to 1975–80

Words nearby feel-good

feel blue, feeler, feeler gauge, feel for, feel free, feel-good, feeling, feelings, feel in one's bones, feel like, feel like death

How to use feel-good in a sentence

Now they are a notch on a belt, and the savior can feel good about themselves.
To Catch a Sex Worker: A&E’s Awful, Exploitative Ambush Show|Samantha Allen|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I feel good educating people about Ebola and helping them see how they can prevent themselves from getting it,” says Neufville.
Meet the Liberian Girls Beating Ebola|Abby Haglage|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it all began with a young model rooting through Paris flea markets to find something that made her feel good.
Tatiana Sorokko Is the Queen of Vintage Couture|Anthony Haden-Guest|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, that one was not [pauses]… You want to do something again that you feel good about.
Al Pacino Does What He Wants to Do: 'The Humbling,' Scorsese, and That 'Scarface' Remake|Alex Suskind|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The rapper doesn't disappoint in this feel good comedy, which chronicles a day in the life of a South Side Chicago barbershop.
9 New Movies to Stream on Netflix This June|The Daily Beast|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe it didn't feel good to be on the hurricane deck of a good horse once more!
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Well, I thought I'd try if anything could make me feel good, and then you looked at me in Chapel and set me off again.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
And Mrs. Vane is right, it does feel good when you've told folks you are sorry.
Tabitha at Ivy Hall|Ruth Alberta Brown
"I hope you feel good while you stay alive and watch the rest of us die of thirst," the girl said.
The Lost Warship|Robert Moore Williams
It goes to your head and makes you feel good, but after all, there aint nothing nourishing about it.
Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin

British Dictionary definitions for feel-good

feel-good

adjective

causing or characterized by a feeling of self-satisfactionfeel-good factor

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feel-good

Origin of feel-good

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British Dictionary definitions for feel-good