feeler

See also: Feeler

English

Etymology

to feel +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːlə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːləɹ/
• Rhymes: -iːlə(r)

Noun

feeler (plural feelers)

1. (literally) Someone or something that feels.

   Are you more of a feeler or more of a thinker?

2. (anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
3. (figuratively) Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.

   I sent out some feelers but they didn't seem interested.

Related terms

• put out feelers

Translations

someone or something that feels

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} voeler (nl) m, ^{(please verify)} voelende (nl) m
• German: Fühler (de) m
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• Portuguese: sentidor m
• Russian: щуп (ru) m (ščup) (probe)

an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect

• Armenian: շոշափուկ (hy) (šošapʻuk)
• Bulgarian: антена (bg) f (antena), пипалце (bg) n (pipalce)
• Czech: tykadlo (cs) n
• Danish: følehorn n, føletråd c
• Dutch: voelspriet (nl), voeldraad (nl), voelhoorn (nl)
• Esperanto: anteno
• Finnish: tuntosarvi (fi)
• German: Fühler (de) m
• Hungarian: csáp (hu)
• Icelandic: fálmari (is) m, þreifari m
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• Irish: adharcán m
• Maori: hihi, pūhihi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: føletråd m

• Polish: czułek (pl) m
• Portuguese: sensor (pt) m, palpo (pt) m
• Russian: у́сик (ru) m (úsik) (antenna), щу́пальце (ru) n (ščúpalʹce) (tentacle)
• Spanish: antena (es) f
• Vietnamese: xúc giác (vi) (觸角)

Something ventured to test other's feelings

• Bulgarian: намек (bg) m (namek)
• Danish: føler c, prøveballon c
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• Dutch: proefballon (nl) m
• Swedish: försöksballong c

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} capteur (fr) c, ^{(please verify)} tripoteur (fr) c, ^{(please verify)} antenne (fr) c, ^{(please verify)} brin (fr) c
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Anagrams

• refeel