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sentiment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sentimentumder. Old French sentementder. English sentiment From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A general thought, feeling, or sense.
    • The sentiment emerged that we were acting too soon.
    • "Now, my dear young friend," continued the bookseller, "you seem fond of reason; let me talk a little reason to you. Here, take your pamphlet again: there is good material in it, but it requires the making up. Leave out some of your arguments, and throw in a few sentiments,—something about free-born Britons and wooden shoes! Englishmen like to have a few sentiments ready for after-dinner use, in case of a speech... 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Publishing”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 15:
    • The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity. 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
  2. (uncountable) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.
    • Near-synonyms: feels; maudlinness
    • Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film. 2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions, volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2014, pages 219–257:
    • To do the job thoroughly sentiment must be ignored and it seems inevitable that the famous Great Hall and the Doric Arch will have to be sacrificed to progress. 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
    • Good decision-making is not governed by mere sentiment.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sentiments Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

sentimentless · sentiment analysis · sentimental · presentiment

Hypernyms

emotion

Synonyms

maudlinness · feels · affect · emotion

Translations (23)

lt sentimentas (feelings or emotions) · de Gefühl (feelings or emotions) · ro sentiment (a general thought) · ru ощущение (a general thought) · ja 感情 (a general thought) · bg усещане (a general thought) · mi kakare (feelings or emotions) · id sentimen (a general thought) · ht santiman (a general thought) · sk sentiment (a general thought) · es sentimiento (a general thought) · pt sentimento (a general thought) · pl sentyment (feelings or emotions) · fi tuntemus (feelings or emotions) · tl sentimyento (a general thought) · fi tunne (feelings or emotions) · bg чувство (feelings or emotions) · bg емоция (feelings or emotions) · am ስሜት (feelings or emotions) · fi ajatus (a general thought) · fr sentiment (a general thought) · ar عَاطِفَة (feelings or emotions) · id sentimen (feelings or emotions)