handfeel

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noun

The way that something feels when touched by or held in the hand.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The way that something feels when touched by or held in the hand.

    In a laboratory study, the same fabrics listed in Table 4.3 were evaluated for handfeel comfort by 40 consumers who had no formal training in textiles. The consumers were instructed that they could 'hold, touch, feel or squeeze the material in any manner'.

    2008, E. Wilusz, Military Textiles, page 86

Origin

From hand + feel.

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APA

handfeel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handfeel

MLA

“handfeel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handfeel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handfeel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handfeel.

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