Advertisement
Advertisement
sentiment
[ sen-tuh-muhnt ]
noun
- a mental feeling; emotion:
a sentiment of pity.
- refined or tender emotion; manifestation of the higher or more refined feelings.
- exhibition or manifestation of feeling or sensibility, or appeal to the tender emotions, in literature, art, or music.
- a thought influenced by or proceeding from feeling or emotion.
- the thought or feeling intended to be conveyed by words, acts, or gestures as distinguished from the words, acts, or gestures themselves.
sentiment
/ ˈsɛntɪmənt /
noun
- susceptibility to tender, delicate, or romantic emotion
she has too much sentiment to be successful
- often plural a thought, opinion, or attitude
- exaggerated, overindulged, or mawkish feeling or emotion
- an expression of response to deep feeling, esp in art or literature
- a feeling, emotion, or awareness
a sentiment of pity
- a mental attitude modified or determined by feeling
there is a strong revolutionary sentiment in his country
- a feeling conveyed, or intended to be conveyed, in words
Other Words From
- senti·ment·less adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sentiment1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sentiment1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
This stands in contrast to the sentiments of older Florida voters at around this time four years ago.
Other agency executives shared the sentiment that the upfront may have changed this year but only incrementally, as has been the case for the past several years.
In fact, in this space on Thursday morning I wrote about how the so-called “greed sentiment” was beginning to shift.
While the results of the survey haven’t exactly shifted Volpi’s thesis on investing in consumer-based startups, it does show that sentiment is shifting in favor of greater regulation.
We can’t know what other events will unfold between now and November, but we can say that the violence in the wake of Blake’s shooting has seemed to affect public sentiment.
Throughout the progressive movement, this sentiment is echoed almost everywhere.
Now, the key is to hold on to that sentiment and use the popular support as leverage.
There was a collective gasp at both the four-letter word and the bitter sentiment it carried.
So to hear such fervent anti-Ortega sentiment from previously devoted campesinos and compañeros is unprecedented.
Kaine picked up the former sentiment, arguing against the notion that America is on decline.
With which magnanimous sentiment he turned on his clumsy heel, and entered his apartment again.
Aunt Ri gazed at her with a sentiment as near to veneration as her dry, humorous, practical nature was capable of feeling.
One seldom gets the real sentiment and beauty of a place in approaching it by railway.
Her black eyes looked like wells of sentiment, and her body a mould for a new race of men.
But when he was awake to it, the sentiment which both blinds and invigorates old men took possession of him.
Advertisement
When To Use
What are other ways to say sentiment?
A sentiment is a mental feeling or tender emotion, or a thought proceeding from feeling or emotion. How is it different from feeling, emotion, and passion? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse