Main Entry:

sen·ti·ment

Pronunciation:

\ˈsen-tə-mənt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French or Medieval Latin; French, from Medieval Latin sentimentum, from Latin sentire

Date:

1639

1 a: an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling : predilection b: a specific view or notion : opinion2 a: emotion b: refined feeling : delicate sensibility especially as expressed in a work of art c: emotional idealism d: a romantic or nostalgic feeling verging on sentimentality3 a: an idea colored by emotion b: the emotional significance of a passage or expression as distinguished from its verbal context

synonyms see feeling, opinion