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   sen·ti·ment

   /ˈsen(t)əm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion: "I agree with your sentiments regarding the road bridge" Similar viewpoint of viewway of thinkingfeelingattitudethoughtopinionbeliefidea
   • ▪ general feeling or opinion: "public sentiment was on the side of reform"
   • ▪ a feeling or emotion: "an intense sentiment of horror" Similar feelingemotion
   • ▪ the expression of a view or desire especially as formulated for a toast. archaic
   • 2. exaggerated and self-indulgent feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia: "many of the appeals rely on treacly sentiment" Similar sentimentalitymawkishnessover-sentimentalityemotionalismoveremotionalismsentimentalismemotionsensibilityfiner feelingstender feelingstendernesssoftnesssoft-heartednesstender-heartednesstweenessinformal:schmaltzmushslushsob stuffslushinesssloppinessslopgoocorncorninesshokumcheesesoppinesssappinesshokeyness

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘personal experience’ and ‘physical feeling, sensation’): from Old French sentement, from medieval Latin sentimentum, from Latin sentire ‘feel’.

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   The meaning of SENTIMENT is an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling : predilection. How to use sentiment in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sentiment.

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   SENTIMENT definition: 1. a thought, opinion, or idea based on a feeling about a situation, or a way of thinking about…. Learn more.

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   Sentiment means a view or opinion, but it can also mean an emotion. Maybe you prefer tragic movies because you enjoy the sentiment of sadness. This meaning of sentiment is taken to an extreme in yet

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   Sentiment is a sincere and refined sensibility, a tendency to be influenced by emotion rather than reason or fact: to appeal to sentiment. Sentimentality implies affected, excessive, sometimes mawkish sentiment: weak sentimentality.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSENTIMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   sentiment is a sincere and refined sensibility, a tendency to be influenced by emotion rather than reason or fact: to appeal to sentiment. sentimentality implies affected, excessive, sometimes mawkish sentiment: weak sentimentality.

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   1. susceptibility to tender, delicate, or romantic emotion: she has too much sentiment to be successful. 2. ( often plural) a thought, opinion, or attitude. 3. exaggerated, overindulged, or mawkish feeling or emotion. 4. an expression of response to deep feeling, esp in art or literature. 5. a feeling, emotion, or awareness: a sentiment of pity.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › sentimentsentiment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of sentiment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSENTIMENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SENTIMENT definition: 1. an opinion that you have because of the way you feel about something: 2. emotional feelings…. Learn more.

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    sentiment meaning, definition, what is sentiment: an opinion or feeling you have about som...: Learn more.

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    Sentiment definition: A thought, view, or attitude, especially one based mainly on emotion instead of reason.