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.
Origin of sentiment
First recorded in 1325–75; from Medieval Latin sentīmentum, equivalent to Latin sentī(re) “to feel” + -mentum-ment; replacing Middle English sentement, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, as above
synonym study for sentiment
1. See opinion. 2. See feeling. 3. Sentiment,sentimentality are terms for sensitiveness to emotional feelings. Sentiment is a sincere and refined sensibility, a tendency to be influenced by emotion rather than reason or fact: to appeal to sentiment.Sentimentality implies affected, excessive, sometimes mawkish sentiment: weak sentimentality.
OTHER WORDS FROM sentiment
sen·ti·ment·less,adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sentiment
sentiment , sentimentality (see synonym study at the current entry)
This stands in contrast to the sentiments of older Florida voters at around this time four years ago.
Why Trump Might Be Scaring Off Older Voters|Clare Malone (clare.malone@fivethirtyeight.com)|September 10, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
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.
‘There wasn’t a huge shift’: TV upfront market did not undergo expected overhaul this year|Tim Peterson|September 9, 2020|Digiday
In fact, in this space on Thursday morning I wrote about how the so-called “greed sentiment” was beginning to shift.
Why last week’s great tech sell-off should make investors wary|Bernhard Warner|September 8, 2020|Fortune
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.
Majority of tech employees and potential founders say big tech needs more regulation|Lucinda Shen|September 4, 2020|Fortune
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.
Trump’s Law And Order Message Isn’t Resonating With Most Americans|Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com)|September 4, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Throughout the progressive movement, this sentiment is echoed almost everywhere.
Why the Left Loves Warren, But Won’t Swoon for Sanders|David Freedlander|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, the key is to hold on to that sentiment and use the popular support as leverage.
Eric Garner Protesters Have a Direct Line to City Hall|Jacob Siegel|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So to hear such fervent anti-Ortega sentiment from previously devoted campesinos and compañeros is unprecedented.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That the sentiment is increasingly and simplistically being associated with Islam is as problematic as it seems inevitable.
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence|Patricia Pearson|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sentiment shared across platforms at the meeting was anger at the press for sensationalizing the problem.
New York Nurses Are the Calm in Ebola’s Storm|Abby Haglage|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The saying is perhaps not historical but it illustrates Indian sentiment.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
Even then the sentiment of our rights existed in the bottom of our souls.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|James D. Richardson
“Quae non expediunt, nec licent,” such is the conclusion arrived at by the sentiment of Christian nobility.
The Essence of Christianity|Ludwig Feuerbach
Presently some sentiment is expressed which you do not approve, and you put forth an impulse of will-power in protest.
Beyond|Henry Seward Hubbard
So far can a fine fastidiousness, allied to a sentiment of compassion, go towards making a man a consummate hypocrite.
Mercy Philbrick's Choice|Helen Hunt Jackson
British Dictionary definitions for sentiment
sentiment
/ (ˈsɛntɪmənt) /
noun
susceptibility to tender, delicate, or romantic emotionshe 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 awarenessa sentiment of pity
a mental attitude modified or determined by feelingthere is a strong revolutionary sentiment in his country
a feeling conveyed, or intended to be conveyed, in words
Word Origin for sentiment
C17: from Medieval Latin sentīmentum, from Latin sentīre to feel