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sentiments

/ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənts/

sentiments is the plural of sentiment.

Meaning of sentiment

Noun

sentiment (countable and uncountable, plural sentiments)

  1. A general thought, feeling, or sense.
    • The sentiment emerged that we were acting too soon.
    Synonyms:
    emotion, affect
  2. (uncountable) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.
    • Near-synonyms: feels; maudlinness
    Synonyms:
    feels, maudlinness

Questions about sentiments

What is sentiments the plural of?
Sentiments is the plural of sentiment.
How do you pronounce sentiments?
Sentiments is pronounced /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənts/.

Words near sentiments in the dictionary

  1. sentimentalizers
  2. sentimentalizes
  3. sentimentalizing
  4. sentimentally
  5. sentimentless
  6. sentiments
  7. sentimo
  8. sentimos
  9. sentine
  10. sentinel
  11. sentinel crab

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