"feeler" meaning in English

See feeler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfiːlə/ [UK], /ˈfiːləɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feeler.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-feeler.wav Forms: feelers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English feler, feeler, felar, equivalent to feel + -er. Animal organ definition from 1660s. Transferred sense of "proposal put forth to observe the reaction it gets" is from 1830. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|feler}} Middle English feler, {{suf|en|feel|-er|id2=agent noun}} feel + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} feeler (plural feelers)
  1. (literally) Someone or something that feels. Tags: literally Translations (someone or something that feels): Fühler [masculine] (German), sentidor [masculine] (Portuguese), щуп (ščup) (english: probe) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-feeler-en-noun-kOmJZMc0 Disambiguation of 'someone or something that feels': 92 3 2 3
  2. (anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect): շոշափուկ (šošapʻuk) (Armenian), антена (antena) [feminine] (Bulgarian), пипалце (pipalce) [neuter] (Bulgarian), tykadlo [neuter] (Czech), følehorn [neuter] (Danish), føletråd [common-gender] (Danish), voelspriet (Dutch), voeldraad (Dutch), voelhoorn (Dutch), anteno (Esperanto), tuntosarvi (Finnish), Fühler [masculine] (German), शृंगिका (śŕṅgikā) (Hindi), csáp (Hungarian), fálmari [masculine] (Icelandic), þreifari [masculine] (Icelandic), adharcán [masculine] (Irish), 触角 (shokkaku) (alt: しょっかく) (Japanese), palpus [masculine] (Latin), hihi (Maori), pūhihi (Maori), føletråd [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), lim [neuter] (Old English), شاخک (šâxak) (Persian), czułek [masculine] (Polish), sensor [masculine] (Portuguese), palpo [masculine] (Portuguese), у́сик (úsik) (english: antenna) [masculine] (Russian), щу́пальце (ščúpalʹce) (english: tentacle) [neuter] (Russian), анте́нна (antɛ́nna) [feminine] (Russian), сяжо́к (sjažók) [masculine] (Russian), antena [feminine] (Spanish), känselspröt [neuter] (Swedish), шохак (šoxak) (Tajik), ву́сик (vúsyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), анте́на (anténa) [feminine] (Ukrainian), щу́пальце (ščúpalʹce) [neuter] (Ukrainian), xúc giác (alt: 觸角) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-feeler-en-noun-pACXELAh Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect': 8 82 3 6
  3. (figuratively) Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position. Tags: figuratively Translations (Something ventured to test other's feelings): намек (namek) [masculine] (Bulgarian), føler [common-gender] (Danish), prøveballon [common-gender] (Danish), proefballon [masculine] (Dutch), försöksballong [common-gender] (Swedish), trevare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-feeler-en-noun-DW4C5JR4 Disambiguation of "Something ventured to test other's feelings": 4 11 69 16
  4. (Philippines) Someone who assumes or imagines that something said or done (positive or negative) was for the person despite having no concrete confirmation but gut feeling, one's affection is reciprocated, indulges in one's own wishful thinking, or flatters oneself Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-feeler-en-noun-wd8SvKru Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 11 31 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 13 12 22 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 10 28 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 8 30 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 31 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 10 16 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 13 20 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 14 15 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 9 8 17 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 12 25 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 9 23 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 13 20 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 11 24 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 11 23 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 12 13 19 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 17 15 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 13 13 20 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 12 19 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 10 25 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 10 25 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 13 20 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 14 14 20 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 11 20 15 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 11 10 16 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 17 20 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 12 15 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 10 25 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 8 23 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 12 19 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 11 10 16 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 13 20 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 11 10 16 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: feeler gauge, put out feelers, touchy-feeler

Inflected forms

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          "english": "tentacle",
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          "roman": "ščúpalʹce",
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          "roman": "šoxak",
          "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
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          "roman": "vúsyk",
          "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
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          "alt": "觸角",
          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
          "word": "xúc giác"
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          "text": "I sent out some feelers but they didn't seem interested.",
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          "text": "This survey is designed to get a feeler about how the citizens feel about the proposed new highway.",
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        "(figuratively) Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position."
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          "_dis1": "4 11 69 16",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "namek",
          "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
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          "word": "намек"
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          "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
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          "word": "prøveballon"
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          "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "proefballon"
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          "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
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      "word": "anteno"
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      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "word": "tuntosarvi"
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      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Fühler"
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      "roman": "śŕṅgikā",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "word": "शृंगिका"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "word": "csáp"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fálmari"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "þreifari"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "adharcán"
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    {
      "alt": "しょっかく",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shokkaku",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "word": "触角"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "palpus"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "word": "hihi"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "word": "pūhihi"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "føletråd"
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      "code": "ang",
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      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "lim"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šâxak",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "word": "شاخک"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "czułek"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "sensor"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "palpo"
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      "code": "ru",
      "english": "antenna",
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      "roman": "úsik",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "у́сик"
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      "code": "ru",
      "english": "tentacle",
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      "roman": "ščúpalʹce",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "щу́пальце"
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      "roman": "antɛ́nna",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "анте́нна"
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      "roman": "sjažók",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
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      "word": "сяжо́к"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
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      "word": "antena"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
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      "word": "känselspröt"
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      "roman": "šoxak",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "word": "шохак"
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      "roman": "vúsyk",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ву́сик"
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      "roman": "anténa",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "анте́на"
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      "roman": "ščúpalʹce",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
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      "word": "щу́пальце"
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    {
      "alt": "觸角",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect",
      "word": "xúc giác"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "namek",
      "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "намек"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "føler"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "prøveballon"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "proefballon"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "försöksballong"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "Something ventured to test other's feelings",
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      "word": "trevare"
    }
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (ee63ee9 and 4230888). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.