feel-good

adjective

ˈfēl-ˌgu̇d 

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

Someone recently told me who had seen St. Elmo’s in the 1980s, that for him Breakfast Club was like Woodstock, a feel-good film everyone could identify with, whereas St. Elmo’s Fire was like Altamont — messy and full of drama — both on and off-screen. —Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 18 June 2024

But the main vibe was feel-good energy, driven by Feid’s charisma and good-naturedness. —Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024

In each of the two seasons that have aired so far, most of the arc plays as feel-good, only to reveal antiheroic curdling at the end, when Carmy’s demons come out to play. —Constance Grady, Vox, 16 June 2024

This portion of Low’s bill is a feel-good provision that would add quicker transparency but would have no effect on the votes in an election. —Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 15 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

feel-good

adjective

ˈfēl-ˌgu̇d

1

: relating to or promoting an often false sense of satisfaction or well-being

2

: cheerfully sentimental

a feel-good movie