noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A general thought, feeling, or sense. countable, uncountable

   "The sentiment emerged that we were acting too soon."

2. 2
   a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty wordnet
3. 3
   Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind. uncountable

   "Near-synonyms: feels; maudlinness"

4. 4
   tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

opinion;admirationadorationaffectaffect

Example

More examples

"Mary is a girl full of sentiment."

Etymology

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

Related phrases

sentiment analysisemotional responsegeneric feelingstrong feelingstender feeling

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