sentiment

C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/
noun Freq #10802

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A thought, opinion, or attitude, often based on feeling.

    The mayor's speech echoed the sentiment of most residents.

  2. 2
    noun

    Tender or sentimental feeling, as opposed to cold reason.

    He kept the old letters out of pure sentiment.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a thought, opinion, or... view
Word family
Forms sentimenteringsentiments
Derived forms presentimentsentimentalsentimentless

Etymology

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

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