(n.) A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings, whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or agitation of mind caused by a specific exciting cause and manifested by some sensible effect on the body.

a high affect affection affectivity arousal attitude emotional charge emotional shade emotivity excitability excitedness excitement exhilaration experience feeling feeling tone foreboding gut reaction heartthrob impression manic state mental attitude opinion passion position posture presentiment profound sense psychology reaction response responsiveness sensation sense sensibility sensitiveness sensitivity sentiment stance stimulation susceptibilities undercurrent way of thinking