sentiment
[noun]
Synonyms:
- emotion, sensibility, tenderness
- often plural: feeling, attitude, belief, idea, judgment, opinion, view
- sentimentality, emotionalism, mawkishness, romanticism

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Related Idioms: way of thinking
Related Words: leaning, predilection, propensity, position, posture, conception, sensation, emotionalism, sentimentality

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sen‧ti‧ment /ˈsentəmənt, ˈsentɪmənt/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: Medieval Latin sentimentum, from Latin sentire; ⇒ sentient]

1. [uncountable and countable] formal an opinion or feeling you have about something:
Similar sentiments were expressed by many politicians.
popular/public sentiment (=what most people think)
He was more in touch with public sentiment than many of his critics.
anti-American/anti-nationalistic/anti-religious etc sentiments
the anti-immigrant sentiments expressed by some Americans
‘After all, it’s her decision.’ ‘My sentiments exactly (=I agree).’

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In everyday English, people usually say feeling rather than sentiment:
They all expressed similar feelings.

2. [uncountable] feelings of pity, love, sadness etc that are often considered to be too strong or not suitable for a particular situation Synonym : emotion:
There’s no place for sentiment in business!

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sentiment
noun
ADJ. deep, strong | growing, rising | fine, lofty, noble All these noble sentiments have little chance of being put into practice.
national, popular, public | nationalist/nationalistic, patriotic | anti-British, anti-Japanese, etc. | racist | anti-government, anti-war, etc. | moral, religious The people are renowned for their deep religious sentiment.
VERB + SENTIMENT express | agree with, echo, endorse, share He agrees with the sentiments expressed in the editorial.
disagree with | arouse
SENTIMENT + VERB grow
PREP. ~s about/on It would be a mistake to ignore their strong sentiments on the issue.
~ against The killings at the weekend helped arouse popular sentiment against the organization.
~ in favour of public sentiment in favour of state ownership
PHRASES my sentiments exactly (= I agree) ‘I don't see why we should change our plans just because of him.’ ‘My sentiments exactly.’

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