sentiment

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A general thought, feeling, or sense.

   The sentiment emerged that we were acting too soon.

2. 2
   noun

   Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.

   Near-synonyms: feels; maudlinness

3. 3
   noun

   a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

4. 4
   noun

   tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

Etymology

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.