(~s)
1.
A ~ that people have is an attitude which is based on their thoughts and feelings.
Public ~ rapidly turned anti-American...
...nationalist ~s that threaten to split the country.
= feeling
N-VAR: supp N
2.
A ~ is an idea or feeling that someone expresses in words.
I must agree with the ~s expressed by John Prescott...
The Foreign Secretary echoed this ~.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
3.
Sentiment is feelings such as pity or love, especially for things in the past, and may be considered exaggerated and foolish.
Laura kept that letter out of ~...
N-UNCOUNT