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sen·ti·ment  (snt-mnt)
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 feeling, opinion.
2.
a. Emotion; feeling: Different forms of music convey different kinds of sentiment.
b. Tender or romantic feeling.
c. Maudlin emotion; sentimentality.
3. The emotional import of a passage as distinct from its form of expression.
4. The expression of delicate and sensitive feeling, especially in art and literature.

[Middle English sentement, from Old French, from Medieval Latin sentmentum, from Latin sentre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]

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
[from Medieval Latin sentīmentum, from Latin sentīre to feel]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sentimentsentiment - 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.sentimentsentiment - 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

sentiment
noun
1. feeling, thought, idea, view, opinion, attitude, belief, judgment, persuasion, way of thinking The Foreign Secretary echoed this sentiment.
2. sentimentality, emotion, tenderness, romanticism, sensibility, slush (informal), emotionalism, tender feeling, mawkishness, soft-heartedness, overemotionalism Laura kept that letter out of sentiment.
Translations
sentiment [ˈsentɪmənt] N
1. (= feeling) → sentimiento m
2. (= opinion, thought) → opinión f, juicio m
those are my sentiments tooése es mi criterio también, así lo pienso yo también
3. (= sentimentality) → sentimentalismo m, sensiblería f
to wallow in sentimentnadar en el sentimentalismo or la sensiblería

sentiment [ˈsɛntɪmənt] n
(= emotion) → sentiment m
(= opinion) → sentiment m
These sentiments were echoed by other speakers → D'autres intervenants se sont fait l'écho de ces sentiments.

sentiment
n
(= feeling, emotion)Gefühl nt
(= sentimentality)Sentimentalität f, → Rührseligkeit f
(= opinion)Ansicht f, → Meinung f; what are your sentiments on this?was ist Ihre Meinung or Ansicht dazu?, wie denken Sie darüber?; my sentiments exactly!genau meine Ansicht or Meinung!
(= thought behind words or deeds)Gedanke m

sentiment [ˈsɛntɪmənt] n
a. (feeling) → sentimento; (opinion) → opinione f
b. (sentimentality) → sentimentalismo

sentiment [ˈsɛntɪmənt] n
a. (feeling) → sentimento; (opinion) → opinione f
b. (sentimentality) → sentimentalismo

sentiment
n sentiment [ˈsentimənt]
tender feeling or emotion a song full of patriotic sentiment. gevoel, emosie شُعور رَقيق، عاطِفَه чувство cit følelse die Sentimentalität (συν)αίσθημα sentimiento tunne مهر tunne sentiment רְגָשוֹת भावना osjećaj, čuvstvo érzelem perasaan tilfinning sentimento 感情 감정 jausmas jūtas sentimen gevoel følelse uczucie sentimento sen­timent чувство cit čustvo osećaj känsla, känslosamhet รู้สึกอ่อนไหว; อารมณ์ duygu, his 柔情,感傷 ніжне почуття, сентиментальність جذبہ tình cảm
adj sentiˈmental [-ˈmen-]
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 sentimentální sentimental sentimental συναισθηματικός sentimental tundeline عاطفه tunteellinen sentimental רַגשָנִי भावुक sentimentalan, silno osjećajan szentimentális penuh perasaan tilfinningaríkur/-samur sentimentale 感傷的な 감상적인 jausmingas, sentimentalus sentimentāls sentimental sentimenteel sentimental uczuciowy, sentymentalny sentimental sen­timental чувствительный;сентиментальный sentimentálny čustven osećajan sentimental เต็มไปด้วยความรู้สึกอ่อนไหวมากจนเกินไป duygusal, hassas 多愁善感的 сентиментальний جذباتی، حساس ủy mị, đa cảm
2 of the emotions or feelings The ring has sentimental value, as my husband gave it to me. sentimenteel عاطِفي، وُجْداني، مُتَعَلِّق بالشُّعور сантиментален citový følelsesmæssig Liebhaber- συναισθηματικός sentimental tunde- احساسی tunne- sentimental רִגשִׁי भावनात्मक sentimentalan érzelmes perasaan tilfinningalegur sentimentale 感情的な 감정적인 keliantis švelnius jausmus sentimentāls nilai sentimental sentimenteel affeksjons- emocjonalny sentimental sentimental основанный на чувстве citový čustven sentimentalan känslo-, affektions- เกี่ยวกับอารมณ์หรือความรู้สึกของเรา duygusal, manevî 感情上的 дорогий جذبات سے متعلق nhiều tình cảm
adv sentiˈmentally
sentimenteel عاطِفِيّا сантиментално citově sentimentalt; følelsesmæssigt sentimental συναισθηματικά sentimentalmente sentimentaalselt از لحاظ عاطفي tunteellisesti sentimentalement בְּרַגשָׁנוּת भावुकता से, भावजन्यता से sentimentalno érzelmesen secara sentimental tilfinningalega sentimentalmente 感傷的に 감상적으로 sentimentaliai sentimentāli dengan cara yang sentimental sentimenteel sentimentalt uczuciowo sentimentalmente sentimental сентиментально citovo čustveno sentimentalno sentimentalt อย่างมีจิตใจละเอียดอ่อน duygusal olarak 柔情(地) сентиментально جذبات سے متاثر ہو کر ủy mị, nhiều tình cảm
n sentimenˈtality [-ˈtӕ-]
sentiment عاطِفِيَّه сантименталност rozcitlivělost sentimentalitet die Sentimentalität συναισθηματισμός sentimentalismo sentimentaalsus احساساتي بودن tunteellisuus sentimentalité רַגשָׁנוּת भावुकता, भावप्रवणता sentimentalnost, osjećajnost érzelgősség sentimentalitas tilfinningasemi sentimentalità 感傷 감상적임 sentimentalumas sentimentalitāte sikap sentimental sentimentaliteit føleri, sentimentalitet uczuciowość sentimentalidade sentimen­tali­tate чувствительность;сентиментальность precitlivenosť, sentimentalita čustvenost sentimentalnost sentimentalitet การแสดงออกโดยให้ความสำคัญต่ออารมณ์ความรู้สึกมากกว่าต่อเหตุผล duygusallık 感傷 сентиментальність جذبات پر اصرار tính đa cảm


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