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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That’s not a feel-good addition. Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Not as a feel-good message about engagement—but as a core business strategy. Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Its cream background is overlaid with fanciful doodles of oranges, farfalle pasta, wine, playing cards, and other feel-good finds that emphasize the beauty found in the ordinary. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Apr. 2025 Titles are the expectation and the feel-good vibes will only last so long before there is scrutiny about his place among the franchise’s all-time greats. Jovan Buha, New York Times, 10 Apr. 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 21 Apr. 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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