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sen·ti·ment

 (sĕn′tə-mənt)
n.
1. A thought, view, or attitude, especially one based mainly on emotion instead of reason:An anti-American sentiment swept through the country. See Synonyms at view.
2.
a. Emotion; feeling:Different forms of music convey different kinds of sentiment.
b. Tender or romantic feeling:felt strong sentiment for each other.
c. Maudlin emotion; sentimentality:"He called her 'beloved madame,' and many other endearments, delivered with gallant mushiness, irony damascened with sentiment"(Robert D. Richardson).
3. The thought or emotion that underlies a remark or gesture:The child's gift was ridiculous, but the sentiment behind it moved the mother to tears.
4. The expression of delicate and sensitive feeling, especially in art and literature.
[Middle Englishsentement, from Old French, from Medieval Latinsentīmentum, from Latinsentīre,to feel; seesent- inIndo-European roots.]
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sentiment

(ˈsɛntɪmənt)
n
1.susceptibility to tender, delicate, or romantic emotion:she has too much sentiment to be successful.
2. (often plural) a thought, opinion, or attitude
3.exaggerated, overindulged, or mawkish feeling or emotion
4.an expression of response to deep feeling, esp in art or literature
5.a feeling, emotion, or awareness:a sentiment of pity.
6.a mental attitude modified or determined by feeling:there is a strong revolutionary sentiment in his country.
7.a feeling conveyed, or intended to be conveyed, in words
[C17: from Medieval Latinsentīmentum, from Latinsentīre to feel]
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sen•ti•ment

(ˈsɛn tə mənt)

n.
1. an attitude or feeling toward something; opinion.
2. refined or tender emotion, esp. as expressed in an artistic work.
3. a thought influenced by emotion.
4. the emotional content of something as distinguished from its verbal expression.
[1325–75; Middle Englishsentement < Old French < Medieval Latinsentīmentum]
syn:Seefeeling.
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Sentiment

 
  1. Like most sentimentalists, his heart’s as chilly as the Pole —Frank Swinnerton
  2. Nostalgia … like a lover’s pain in the chest —John Hersey
  3. Nostalgic … like a letter from home —Mahalia Jackson

    Jackson’s frame of reference, gospel music, is particularly appropriate.

  4. Sentimental as flowers pressed between the pages of a diary —Anon
  5. (I’ve been) talking sentiment like a turtledove —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sentiment - tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotionsentiment - tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
sentimentality - extravagant or affected feeling or emotion
razbliuto - the sentimental feeling you have about someone you once loved but no longer do
2.sentiment - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certaintysentiment - 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?"
idea - a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"
judgment,judgement,mind - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"
belief - any cognitive content held as true
eyes - opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes"
parti pris,preconceived idea,preconceived notion,preconceived opinion,preconception,prepossession - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"
pole - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
political sympathies,politics - the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

sentiment

noun
1.feeling,thought,idea,view,opinion,attitude,belief,judgment,persuasion,way of thinkingThe Foreign Secretary echoed this sentiment.
2.sentimentality,emotion,tenderness,romanticism,sensibility,slush(informal),emotionalism,tender feeling,mawkishness,soft-heartedness,overemotionalismLaura kept that letter out of sentiment.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

sentiment

noun
1.A general cast of mind with regard to something:
2.Something believed or accepted as true by a person:
3.A complex and usually strong subjective response, such as love or hate:
4.The capacity for or an act of responding to a stimulus:
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Translations
شُعور رَقيق، عاطِفَه
cit
følelse
tilfinning
keliantis švelnius jausmussentimentaliaisentimentalumassentimentalus
jūtas

sentiment

[ˈsentɪmənt]N
1. (=feeling) →sentimientom
2. (=opinion, thought) →opiniónf,juiciom
those are my sentiments too →ése es micriteriotambién, así lopienso yotambién
3. (=sentimentality) →sentimentalismom,sensibleríaf
to wallow in sentiment →nadaren elsentimentalismoor lasensiblería
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sentiment

[ˈsɛntɪmənt]n
(=emotion) →sentimentm
(=opinion) →sentimentm
These sentiments were echoed by other speakers →D'autresintervenants se sontfait l'écho de cessentiments.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sentiment

n
(= feeling, emotion) →Gefühlnt
(= sentimentality) →Sentimentalitätf, →Rührseligkeitf
(= opinion) →Ansichtf, →Meinungf;what are yoursentiments on this? →was ist IhreMeinungorAnsicht dazu?, wiedenken Sie darüber?;mysentiments exactly! →genau meineAnsichtor Meinung!
(= thought behind words or deeds) →Gedankem
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sentiment

[ˈsɛntɪmənt]n
a. (feeling) →sentimento; (opinion) →opinionef
b. (sentimentality) →sentimentalismo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sentiment

(ˈsentimənt) noun
tender feeling or emotion.a song full of patriotic sentiment. gevoel, emosie شُعور رَقيق، عاطِفَه чувство sentimento cit die Sentimentalität følelseαίσθημαsentimiento tunne مهر mielialasentiment רְגָשוֹת भावना osjećaj, čuvstvo érzelem perasaan tilfinningsentimento 感情 감정 jausmas jūtas sentimengevoelfølelseuczucie احساس: عاطفه، جذبات، احساسات: عقيده، مزړه خبره: زړه سواندى، خواخوږي: خيال، تصور sentimento sen­timentчувство cit čustvo osećaj känsla, känslosamhet รู้สึกอ่อนไหว; อารมณ์duygu,his 柔情，感傷 ніжне почуття, сентиментальність جذبہ tình cảm 感情，柔情
ˌsentiˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective
1. (sometimes withabout) having, showing or causing much tender feeling.a sentimental person;a sentimental film about a little boy and a donkey. sentimenteel عاطِفي، وُجْداني разнежен sentimental sentimentálnísentimental sentimentalσυναισθηματικόςsentimental tundeline عاطفه tunteellinensentimental רַגשָנִי भावुक sentimentalan, silno osjećajan szentimentális penuh perasaan tilfinningaríkur/-samursentimentale 感傷的な 감상적인 jausmingas, sentimentalus sentimentāls sentimentalsentimenteelsentimentaluczuciowy,sentymentalny نرى زړى، نرم زړى احساساتي: زړه سواندى: احساسات پاروونكى، دعاطفې، پاريدلىsentimental sen­timental чувствительный;сентиментальный sentimentálny čustven osećajan sentimental เต็มไปด้วยความรู้สึกอ่อนไหวมากจนเกินไปduygusal,hassas 多愁善感的 сентиментальний جذباتی، حساس ủy mị, đa cảm多愁善感的
2. of the emotions or feelings.The ring has sentimental value, as my husband gave it to me. sentimenteel عاطِفي، وُجْداني، مُتَعَلِّق بالشُّعور сантиментален sentimental citovýLiebhaber- følelsesmæssigσυναισθηματικόςsentimental tunde- احساسی tunne-sentimentalרגשי भावनात्मक sentimentalan érzelmes perasaan tilfinningalegursentimentale 感情的な 감정적인 keliantis švelnius jausmus sentimentāls nilai sentimentalsentimenteelaffeksjons-emocjonalny احساسیsentimental sentimental основанный на чувстве citový čustven sentimentalan känslo-, affektions- เกี่ยวกับอารมณ์หรือความรู้สึกของเราduygusal, manevî 情感上的 дорогий جذبات سے متعلق nhiều tình cảm情感的
ˌsentiˈmentally adverb
sentimenteel عاطِفِيّا сантиментално sentimentalmente citověsentimental sentimentalt; følelsesmæssigt συναισθηματικάsentimentalmente sentimentaalselt از لحاظ عاطفي tunteellisestisentimentalement בְּרַגשָׁנוּת भावुकता से, भावजन्यता से sentimentalno érzelmesen secara sentimental tilfinningalegasentimentalmente 感傷的に 감상, 감정적으로 sentimentaliai sentimentāli dengan cara yang sentimentalsentimenteelsentimentalt uczuciowo په زړه سواندۍ دجذباتو له مخې sentimentalmente sentimental сентиментально citovo čustveno sentimentalno sentimentalt อย่างมีจิตใจละเอียดอ่อน duygusal olarak 多愁善感地，富情感地 сентиментально جذبات سے متاثر ہو کر ủy mị, nhiều tình cảm富情感地
ˌsentimenˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun
sentiment عاطِفِيَّه сантименталност sentimentalismo rozcitlivělost die Sentimentalität sentimentalitetσυναισθηματισμόςsentimentalismo sentimentaalsus احساساتي بودن tunteellisuussentimentalité רַגשָׁנוּת भावुकता, भावप्रवणता sentimentalnost, osjećajnost érzelgősség sentimentalitas tilfinningasemisentimentalità 感傷 감정적인, 감상적인 생각 sentimentalumas sentimentalitāte sikap sentimentalsentimentaliteitføleri,sentimentalitet uczuciowość ذباتي توب،احساساتي توب، دخواخوږۍ ښوونه sentimentalidade sentimen­tali­tateчувствительность;сентиментальность precitlivenosť, sentimentalita čustvenost sentimentalnost sentimentalitet การแสดงออกโดยให้ความสำคัญต่ออารมณ์ความรู้สึกมากกว่าต่อเหตุผล duygusallık 多愁善感 сентиментальність جذبات پر اصرار tính đa cảm 多愁善感，感伤
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sen·ti·ment

n. sentimiento.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012


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