sentiment C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/ See IPA manual Freq #10802 Meanings 1 noun A thought, opinion, or attitude, often based on feeling. The mayor's speech echoed the sentiment of most residents. 2 noun Tender or sentimental feeling, as opposed to cold reason. He kept the old letters out of pure sentiment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a thought, opinion, or... view Word family Forms sentimenteringsentiments Derived forms presentimentsentimentalsentimentless Common collocations aristocratic sentiment Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum. *sent- Proto-Indo-European sentement Old French sentimentum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sentiment **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/ **Frequency rank:** 10802 ## Meanings 1. A thought, opinion, or attitude, often based on feeling. 2. Tender or sentimental feeling, as opposed to cold reason. ## Examples - The mayor's speech echoed the sentiment of most residents. - He kept the old letters out of pure sentiment. ## Derived Forms - presentiment - sentimental - sentimentless ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *sent- - Root: sentement - Root: sentimentum ## Etymology From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum. ## AI Etymology Sentiment is from Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum. In present-day use, it can mean a thought, opinion, or attitude, often based on feeling, or tender or sentimental feeling, as opposed to cold reason. Derived formations include presentiment, sentimental, sentimentless. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown