# sentiment

Pronunciation: say "SEN-ti-muhnt" /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/

## Noun

1. A thought, feeling, or general impression held about a subject.
   - Simple: A thought or feeling you have about something.
   - _The closing speech captured the sentiment of everyone in the room._
   - _Anti-war sentiment grew steadily throughout the long conflict._
2. Tender feelings, set apart from reason or judgment, sometimes of a weak or foolish kind.
   - Simple: Gentle, tender feelings, sometimes seen as too soft or silly.
   - _The film traded sharp plotting for easy sentiment and tears._
   - _She dismissed his apology as mere sentiment without any real change._

## Origin

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sentiment (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).