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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSENTIMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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 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.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sentimentSentiment - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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

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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › sentimentSentiment - definition of sentiment by The Free Dictionary

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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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   noun. /ˈsentɪmənt/ [countable, uncountable] (formal) a feeling or an opinion, especially one based on emotions. the spread of nationalist sentiments. This is a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with. Public sentiment is against any change to the law. My sentiments exactly! (= I agree) Extra Examples. Topics Opinion and argument c1, Feelings c1.