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Old 03-May-2007, 00:53
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Smile feel warm/warmth

In this fast-paced society, everyone feels pressure, while sometimes we feel warm/warmth when some people show concern and love for us.


Since feel could be followed by a noun as in feels pressure, I couldn't figure out why I couldn't say feel warmth. Does feel warmth sound right to you? Thanks.
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Warmth here is the feeling of "being comforted/encouraged" by something, nothing to do with feeling cold or not.

noun 1 the quality, state, or sensation of being warm. 2 enthusiasm, affection, or kindness. 3 intensity of emotion.
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It doesn't sound wrong to me, though I would use the adjective.
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Thanks, Anglika and Tdol.
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