FeelingGuide

List of Emotions and Feelings

This list of emotions and feelings holds 876 entries from A to Z: 348 positive and 528 negative, 493 emotions and 383 feelings.

Positive emotions

All 348 positive emotions and feelings →

Negative emotions

All 528 negative emotions and feelings →

Emotions and feelings by sentiment

60% of the list is negative: 337 of the 493 emotions (68%) and 191 of the 383 feelings (50%).

TypePositiveNegativeAll
Emotions156337493
Feelings192191383
All348528876

Emotions from A to Z

24 letters. S holds the most entries (101), then D (92) and A (82). None start with X or Z.

AEmotions that start with A: 82 entriesBEmotions that start with B: 25 entriesCEmotions that start with C: 73 entriesDEmotions that start with D: 92 entriesEEmotions that start with E: 48 entriesFEmotions that start with F: 34 entriesGEmotions that start with G: 26 entriesHEmotions that start with H: 35 entriesIEmotions that start with I: 62 entriesJEmotions that start with J: 9 entriesKEmotions that start with K: 4 entriesLEmotions that start with L: 20 entriesMEmotions that start with M: 28 entriesNEmotions that start with N: 17 entriesOEmotions that start with O: 28 entriesPEmotions that start with P: 55 entriesQEmotions that start with Q: 1 entryREmotions that start with R: 46 entriesSEmotions that start with S: 101 entriesTEmotions that start with T: 30 entriesUEmotions that start with U: 31 entriesVEmotions that start with V: 12 entriesWEmotions that start with W: 15 entriesYEmotions that start with Y: 2 entries

Emotions by theme

13 themes group the list by where an emotion shows up. An entry can belong to several, so the themes hold 1,653 memberships between them. The largest is Root Emotions (229); the smallest is Spiritual & Transcendent Emotions (25).

Questions about the list

What are all the emotions in alphabetical order?

The list runs from A to Z across 24 letters, 876 entries in all. S has the most (101), then D (92) and A (82); Q has 1. No entries start with X or Z. Each letter has its own page listing every entry under it.

What are some examples of negative emotions?

528 of the 876 entries (60%) are negative. Examples: sadness, anger, fear, anxiety, shame, guilt, loneliness, haughty, indifference, despondency, remorse, grief-stricken, joyless, nonchalant and dissatisfaction.

What are 5 positive emotions?

Joy, happiness, love, gratitude and hope. They are 5 of the 348 positive entries, which are 40% of the list.

What are some different types of feelings?

The list sorts every entry two ways. By sentiment, 348 are positive and 528 negative. By type, 493 are emotions and 383 feelings; of the feelings, 192 are positive and 191 negative.