feeler

Etymology
From, , , equivalent to. Animal organ definition from 1660s. Transferred sense of "proposal put forth to observe the reaction it gets" is from 1830.

Noun

 * 1)  Someone or something that feels.
 * 2)  An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
 * 3)  Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.
 * 4)  Someone who assumes or imagines that something said or done (positive or negative) was for the person despite having no concrete confirmation but gut feeling
 * 5)  Someone who assumes or imagines that one's affection is reciprocated, indulges in one's own wishful thinking, or flatters oneself
 * 1)  Someone who assumes or imagines that something said or done (positive or negative) was for the person despite having no concrete confirmation but gut feeling
 * 2)  Someone who assumes or imagines that one's affection is reciprocated, indulges in one's own wishful thinking, or flatters oneself
 * 1)  Someone who assumes or imagines that one's affection is reciprocated, indulges in one's own wishful thinking, or flatters oneself

Translations

 * Dutch: ,
 * German:
 * Portuguese: sentidor
 * Russian:


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: følehorn, føletråd
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hindi: शृंगिका
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:, þreifari
 * Irish: adharcán
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: palpus
 * Maori: hihi, pūhihi
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: føletråd
 * Old English: lim
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:,  , ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik: шохак
 * Ukrainian: ву́сик,, щу́пальце
 * Vietnamese: (觸角)


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: føler, prøveballon
 * Dutch:
 * Swedish: ,


 * French:, , ,