English
feelness
Feelness may come from Middle English fēlnes ‘perception’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fēlnes‘perception’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1969feelness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fēlnes‘perception’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1969feelness
Earliest quotation: 1969, Sue Grafton: “You know that much and you also feel the…”
Formed from feel + -ness
Every English word from Middle English fēlnes
Today it means
noun The state, condition, or quality of feeling; perception; sensitivity
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English fēlnes / feelness