feel-good

American  

[feel-good] / ˈfilˌgʊd /

adjective

1. Informal. intended to make one happy or satisfied.

   a feel-good movie; feel-good politics.

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feel-good British  

adjective

1. causing or characterized by a feeling of self-satisfaction

   feel-good factor

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Etymology

Origin of feel-good

An Americanism dating back to 1975–80

Example Sentences

Bronner inherited his verbosity and gumption from his grandfather, Emanuel Bronner, who originally crammed all-caps, feel-good credos onto the labels of his soap bottles in the 1940s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Before we stage-dive into the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ contributions to pop music’s feel-good pantheon, a confession: Pretty much every entry in their post-”Californication” discography gives me hives.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Fabio Cannavaro: Perhaps a wild card but what better way to attempt to restore a feel-good factor to Italian football than appoint a national legend.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The overbooking conundrum builds to a sentimental speech from Kermit and a feel-good ending set to Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

With an hour left before my privileges were up and Dad would take back the computer, I was determined to finish compiling a feel-good playlist.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas