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Sentiment Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Sentiment has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

"She looked at her old photographs with a deep sentiment for their childhood summers together."

2

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

"my opinion differs from yours"

"I am not of your persuasion"

"what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

3

A general thought, feeling, or sense.

"The public sentiment favored a more lenient approach to the new policy."

In plain English: Sentiment is your general feeling about something, whether it's mostly positive or negative.

"The speech was filled with patriotic sentiment that moved everyone in the crowd to tears."

Example Sentences
"The speech was filled with patriotic sentiment that moved everyone in the crowd to tears." noun
"The audience's warm sentiment made the speaker feel truly appreciated." noun
"Her sentimental attachment to the old photo kept her from letting go." noun
"The survey showed that customer sentiment had improved after the new updates." noun
See Also
gush consent true stripes i feel you notion chorus parallelism sentiments
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
feeling belief
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sentimentality razbliuto idea judgment eyes preconception pole politics

Origin

The word entered English from Old French as sentement, which was derived from the Latin sentimentum. It originally referred to a feeling or opinion formed by one's senses before evolving into its current meaning of an emotional attitude or belief.

Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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