"feelgoodery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌfiːlˈɡʊdəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfilˈɡʊdəɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feelgoodery.wav [Southern-England] Forms: feelgooderies [plural]
Etymology: From feel + good + -ery (suffix meaning ‘the art, craft, or practice of; place of’ forming nouns). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{affix|en|feel|good|-ery|pos3=suffix meaning ‘the art, craft, or practice of; place of’ forming nouns}} feel + good + -ery (suffix meaning ‘the art, craft, or practice of; place of’ forming nouns) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} feelgoodery (countable and uncountable, plural feelgooderies)
  1. (uncountable) Behaviours performed with the purported purpose of promoting emotional happiness and/or certain cultural values; these behaviours may be seen as superficial or unimportant, or as a substitute for more meaningful action. Tags: derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-feelgoodery-en-noun-IV8U7FIn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 70 30
  2. (countable) A place or work containing such behaviours. Tags: countable, derogatory
    Sense id: en-feelgoodery-en-noun-ck3Ev9X8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: feel-goodery Related terms: feel-good, feel-good factor, feel-goodism, dogoodery

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