feel-good
adjective
1
: relating to or promoting an often specious sense of satisfaction or well-being
a feel-good reform program that makes no changes
2
: cheerfully sentimental
a feel-good movie
Examples of feel-good in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Netflix Thailand is adding a rags-to-riches series exec produced by the team behind How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies and a feel-good movie about snow sculpting to a nine-strong originals slate for 2025.
—
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
For a decade and a half, the Toronto singer and songwriter Abel Tesfaye — d.b.a .The Weeknd — has explored the flip side of that feel-good story in sometimes-excruciating depth.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
The win was more than just a feel-good moment for Quick.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Or, worse, being digitally brought back to life in service of some brief, feel-good nonsense.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for feel-good 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
For a decade and a half, the Toronto singer and songwriter Abel Tesfaye — d.b.a .The Weeknd — has explored the flip side of that feel-good story in sometimes-excruciating depth.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
The win was more than just a feel-good moment for Quick.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Or, worse, being digitally brought back to life in service of some brief, feel-good nonsense.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for feel-good
Articles Related to feel-good
Dictionary Entries Near feel-good
Cite this Entry
“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share