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
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Loving caresses, shared laughing and group singing release a flood of native feel-good opioids.
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Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Dopamine, a neurotransmitter known as the feel-good hormone, is part of the brain’s reward system.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2025
This is the ultimate feel-good wine that’s easygoing yet full of character, the kind of bottle that brings people together and lifts the mood.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Beauty, have doubled down on those efforts not as a feel-good move, but as a meaningful part of their business strategies.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
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Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Dopamine, a neurotransmitter known as the feel-good hormone, is part of the brain’s reward system.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2025
This is the ultimate feel-good wine that’s easygoing yet full of character, the kind of bottle that brings people together and lifts the mood.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Beauty, have doubled down on those efforts not as a feel-good move, but as a meaningful part of their business strategies.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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