feelingword

2. A word used in a story to show a character's mood.

The writer chose the feeling word 'nervous' to describe the boy before his test.

3. A word that names an emotion rather than a thing or action.

In the sentence 'She felt joy,' the word 'joy' is a feeling word.

4. A word taught to young children to help them talk about emotions.

The teacher put a feeling word chart on the wall with faces next to each word.