Definition of sentiment
1a
: an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling : predilection
b
: a specific view or notion : opinion
2a
: 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 sentimentality
3a
: an idea colored by emotion
b
: the emotional significance of a passage or expression as distinguished from its verbal context
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The first known use of sentiment was in 1639
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