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Antonyms for sentiment

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sen-tuh-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn tə mənt

Definition of sentiment

Origin :
  • late 14c., sentement, "personal experience, one's own feeling," from Old French sentement (12c.), from Medieval Latin sentimentum "feeling, affection, opinion," from Latin sentire "to feel" (see sense (n.)).
  • Meaning "what one feels about something" (1630s) and modern spelling seem to be a re-introduction from French (where it was spelled sentiment by 17c.). A vogue word mid-18c. with wide application, commonly "a thought colored by or proceeding from emotion" (1762), especially as expressed in literature or art. The 17c. sense is preserved in phrases such as my sentiments exactly.
  • noun emotion, belief
Example sentences :
  • The love of money absorbed or made subservient every other sentiment.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • The sentiment in the mind of every citizen is national strength.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • It must have been written for the occasion, for the sentiment of it was in accordance with the prayer.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • With that sentiment gushing from my soul, might I not leave all the rest to Him?
  • Extract from : « Sunday at Home (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • It's a jolly sight better than sentiment when it comes to marrying.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • Burke, however, as usual, paid no heed to the niceties of sentiment.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • They approached them only from a sentiment of curiosity to see.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Then we are agreed that it is not a matter of sentiment, it is not a matter of chivalry.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 7. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • The great man manifested no surprise, no eagerness, no sentiment whatever.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Only he did not understand either the nature or the whole extent of that sentiment.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for sentiment

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