sentiment

English

Etymology

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/
  • (file)

Noun

sentiment (countable and uncountable, plural sentiments)

  1. A general thought, feeling, or sense.
    • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
      The departure was not unduly prolonged. [] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
  2. (uncountable) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.

Translations


Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sentimentum; sentir + -ment.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /sən.tiˈment/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /sən.tiˈmen/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /sen.tiˈment/

Noun

sentiment m (plural sentiments)

  1. emotion; feeling; sentiment

See also


French

Etymology

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun

sentiment m (plural sentiments)

  1. A sentiment, general thought, sense or feeling.
  2. An opinion.

Further reading


Occitan

Etymology

From Latin sentimentum.

Pronunciation

Noun

sentiment m (plural sentiments)

  1. feeling (emotion; impression)
  2. feeling, intuition
  3. sentiment, emotion

Further reading

  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 906.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sentiment, Latin sentimentum. Cf. also simțământ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sen.tiˈment/

Noun

sentiment n (plural sentimente)

  1. sentiment, thought, sense, feeling
    Synonyms: simțire, simțământ (dated)
  2. belief, opinion
    Synonyms: credință, opinie, convingere

Declension

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