sentiment

English

Etymology

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/

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Noun

sentiment (countable and uncountable, plural sentiments)

1. A general thought, feeling, or sense.
   • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:

     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.

2. (uncountable) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment.
3. (uncountable) Gentle or tender feelings, sometimes of a weak or foolish kind.

Translations

a general thought

• French: sentiment (fr) m
• Haitian Creole: santiman
• Japanese: 感情 (かんじょう, kanjō)
• Romanian: sentiment (ro) n

• Russian: ощущение (ru) n (oščuščenije)
• Spanish: sentimiento (es) m
• Tagalog: sentimyento

feelings or emotions

• Maori: kakare

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sentimentum.

Noun

sentiment m (plural sentiments)

1. emotion; feeling; sentiment

See also

• emoció

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French

Etymology

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃/

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Noun

sentiment m (plural sentiments)

1. A sentiment, general thought, sense or feeling.
2. An opinion.

Related terms

• sentir

Further reading

• “sentiment” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).