sentimentsen‧ti‧ment /ˈsentəmənt/ ●○○ noun 
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).’RegisterIn 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 SYN emotion: There’s no place for sentiment in business!
WORD ORIGINsentiment
Origin:
1300-1400 French, Medieval Latin sentimentum, from Latin sentire; ➔ SENTIENTEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He was overwhelmed by sentiment as he thought of his wife.
- Most people were outraged by the bombing, and their letters of sympathy reflected this sentiment.
- Several meetings were held to determine what public sentiment was on the issue.
- The speeches were full of nationalist sentiments.
- Those are fine sentiments, boy, but they're only going to cause you trouble.
- He could afford his lofty sentiment.
- He makes no record of his own sentiments at this point; nor of what he said in reply.
- The characters have a heightened and highly emotional response to events, actions and sentiments.
- These sentiments remained with him until the morning light came shining through the windows.
- They could have done without De Gaulle's sentiment.
- This was a sentiment roundly endorsed by all present.
- Yet in the face of this particular story such sentiments can seem like pious claptrap.
- Your sentiments have been echoed in the faculty chambers along with many others.
Longman Language Activatorwhat you think about something
· Please phone in with your comments and opinions.· Opinions vary widely on this matter.opinion of · The rating a film gets reflects the opinions of our reviewers.my/your/her etc opinion · Do you really want my opinion?· He acknowledged that he had no evidence to support his opinion.opinion on/about · They have very different opinions about religion.· Many board members said they had no opinion on Goldman's proposal.in my/our etc opinion · In my opinion, most lawyers are overpaid.· This is, in the opinion of the critics, their best record for years.have a high/low opinion of something/somebody (=think somethingor someone is good or bad) · Politicians generally have a low opinion of the press.give/express an opinion · About 100 people showed up to express their opinions about the project.ask somebody's opinion · In 10 years of teaching, I have never been asked my opinion on any matter of policy.somebody is entitled to their opinion (=say this when you disagree with someone else's opinion) · He's entitled to his opinion, of course, but it does not give him the right to be offensive.be of the opinion that (=have a particular opinion) formal · The coroner was of the opinion that the man had been dead for only 24 hours.
especially spoken your opinion about something, especially whether you think it is good or bad: · What do you think of her new CD?· Tell me what you think about the design.· No one ever really stops and asks kids what they think about things.· Well, I know what I think, but you might not agree.
your opinion about something, especially about a serious or important subject: · It is natural for children to have different views from their parents.view that: · I don't agree with the view that longer prison sentences stop people from committing crime.in my/his/John's etc view: · In Freud's view, people's dreams often reveal their unconscious fears.view about/on: · Malthus will always be known mainly for his views on population.· The survey reflected a very conservative view about what the ideal family structure should be.express a view: · Stein was expressing the view of many fellow war veterans.take a view that: · Most nineteenth century scientists took the view that the universe had no purpose or meaning.
what you think and feel about something or someone, especially when this is shown in the way you behave towards them: · I don't understand your attitude. Why don't you like her?· The book explains some of the attitudes and values of the Victorians.attitude to/towards: · Since the 1960s, there has been a big change in people's attitudes to sex before marriage.take the attitude that: · Officials took the attitude that the problem was not their responsibility.
your opinion about something, especially about what should be done about it, after you have thought about it carefully: thoughts about/on: · Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions about how we should spend the money?· I was anxious to hear his thoughts on the scenes I had written.have thoughts: · Please get back to me with any thoughts you might have on this.
what you think about something, especially when you have very strong or angry feelings about it: · He makes decisions without ever taking my feelings into account.feelings about: · Kids' feelings about everything from reading to exercise are influenced by their parents.strong feelings: · She has very strong feelings about this election.
what you think about something, especially about the best way to deal with something: · I'm not sure his ideas will be very popular with the voters.ideas about/on: · His ideas about marriage and divorce were very old-fashioned.· I'd like your ideas on how we can improve our working relationship.
especially written an opinion, especially one that is based on emotion: · The speeches were full of nationalist sentiments.· Most people were outraged by the bombing, and their letters of sympathy reflected this sentiment.public/popular sentiment (=what most people think): · Several meetings were held to determine what public sentiment was on the issue.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the anti-immigrant sentiments expressed by some Americans ‘After all, it’s her decision.’ ‘My sentiments exactly (=I agree).’COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1[countable, uncountable] formal an opinion or feeling you have about something: (=what most people think) He was more in touch with public sentiment than many of his critics.
He was more in touch with public sentiment than many of his critics. the anti-immigrant sentiments expressed by some Americans ‘After all, it’s her decision.’ ‘My sentiments exactly (=I agree).’· Surely now national sentiment demanded that he return to Baghdad and await big bombs dispatched by white-gloved Westerners.· Nowadays such national sentiments are also defended by those who place themselves within the traditions of liberalism.
· According to Western reports, officials in Xinjiang had acknowledged the impact of rising nationalist sentiment across the border in the Soviet Union.· Many observers are worried that a resurgent interest in local cultures must inevitably lead to xenophobia and ultra-nationalist sentiment.· Transnational links were shattered by closing frontiers and the tide of nationalist sentiment sweeping through society.
· Though, as we discuss below, this provision has been modified, the nationalistic sentiment was clearly registered by prospective buyers.
· In effect, the proposals discussed above take no account at all of popular sentiment.· That was the message that the two businessmen carried to other neighboring communities. Popular sentiment was on their side.· The real problem with assessing popular sentiment over the 1790s is the interplay of contradictory forces shifting it between radicalism and loyalism.· Though they were breaking the law, the popular sentiment was such that they were seldom prosecuted.· In his biographical criticism this took the form of showing how popular sentiment acting on suggestible minds simplified people into myths.
· But analysts said politics and public sentiment almost certainly played key roles.· It is imperative that courts decide cases based solely on the evidence and never on public sentiment, however strong.· Are there more representative ways in which public sentiments regarding governmental action may be expressed? 2.· A massive change of public sentiment is always overdetermined.· Yet in the years before 1938 Eden was obviously closer than his critics to public sentiment.· Rojas did not attend the meeting, which was the first of four sessions held to gauge public sentiment.· BIn this saga of judicial wrangling, the government misread public sentiment.· Clearly miscalculating public sentiment as well as underestimating his rival, in 1999 Netanyahu adopted the same strategy.
· The anticlerical feeling was not incompatible with a very active religious sentiment.· In the very next county, he alleged, five or six well-meaning men were suffering for having published mild religious sentiments.· Why is Feuerbach suspicious of religious ideas and sentiments?
· And I could turn out imitative verse which expressed similar sentiments.· Ruskin, too, had similar sentiments about Lasinio.· Ray Cochrane has expressed similar sentiments.
NOUN· The record price caused a revolution in market sentiment.· Figures showing a fall last month in official reserves did not dent market sentiment.· During the first week in March, market sentiment was anticipating a cut in base rates.· Moreover, stock market sentiment is still flowing strongly against techs.· They may also arrange sub-underwriting of any cash underwritten alternative and provide valuable feedback on market sentiments regarding the offer.
VERB· I agreed with his sentiment, of course.· Mr. Hughes I am not sure that I can agree with the last sentiment that my hon. Friend expressed.· P White I agree with all those sentiments, especially the one about Bailie.· Robertson found himself agreeing with its sentiments.· Those who saw Fred play will fully agree with those sentiments.
· Forgive me if I share them with you, in the hope that they may echo your own sentiments.· He was echoing the sentiments of almost every one of his coworkers.· Furthermore, what the men express echoes the sentiments of soldiers in wars throughout history.· Ann Lewis, spokesperson for the Clinton reelection campaign echoes that sentiment for the Democratic side.
· Andreeva's letter had echoed such sentiments: indeed it had gone further and was completely incompatible with the principles of restructuring.· Four months later, Cornish echoed the sentiment in a letter to Stewart.
· And I could turn out imitative verse which expressed similar sentiments.· He sent this humorous little roofer to express his sentiments.· Ray Cochrane has expressed similar sentiments.· Furthermore, what the men express echoes the sentiments of soldiers in wars throughout history.· This is a family peculiarity-a reticence in expressing sentiment or deep feeling.· Yet, they were expressing the sentiment of every Koreanthat this division was unnatural.
· I know that, in saying that, I reflect the sentiments of all hon. Members.
· Though his language is softer, Sweeney shares these sentiments.· President Wahid did not share these sentiments.· That Liza did not appear to share these sentiments was something which Harriet grieved over and found hard to accept.· She did not share his sentiments.
· There is evidence, from a variety of sources, that ordinary people voicing anti-black sentiments typically deny their own prejudices.
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).’RegisterIn 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 SYN emotion: There’s no place for sentiment in business!