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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Petting a dog can lowers the stress hormone cortisol while the social interaction between people and dogs increases levels of oxytocin, the feel-good hormone, Hopkins Medicine says on their website.
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Supported by a fun cast including Megan Fox and Alison Pill, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is a lively, feel-good counterpart to the sharper, more satirical Mean Girls.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Otto is also suicidal — something A Man Called Otto never sufficiently dramatizes, cheapening the codger’s despair as the film prepares for the feel-good ending to come.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
The man and his brother, a medical doctor, then embark on drastically different missions to cure their mother, the elder relying on medical science and the younger turning to the feel-good vibes endorsed by the Sunshine Club.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Supported by a fun cast including Megan Fox and Alison Pill, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is a lively, feel-good counterpart to the sharper, more satirical Mean Girls.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Otto is also suicidal — something A Man Called Otto never sufficiently dramatizes, cheapening the codger’s despair as the film prepares for the feel-good ending to come.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
The man and his brother, a medical doctor, then embark on drastically different missions to cure their mother, the elder relying on medical science and the younger turning to the feel-good vibes endorsed by the Sunshine Club.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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