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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Medieval Latin sentimentum, from Latin sentire; SENTIENT |
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sen‧ti‧ment
1 [uncountable and countable] formal an opinion or feeling you have about something : 
Similar sentiments were expressed by many politicians.
Similar sentiments were expressed by many politicians. popular/public sentiment (=what most people think) He was more in touch with public sentiment than many of his critics.
He was more in touch with public sentiment than many of his critics. anti-American/nationalistic/religious etc sentiments the anti-immigrant sentiments expressed by some Americans
the anti-immigrant sentiments expressed by some Americans2 [uncountable] feelings of pity, love, sadness etc that are often considered to be too strong or not suitable for a particular situation : There's no place for sentiment in business!
There's no place for sentiment in business!
