/ ˈsentɪmənt; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , U ] ( formal ) a feeling or an opinion, especially one based on emotions :
the spread of nationalist sentiments
This is a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with.
Public sentiment is against any change to the law.
2.
[ U ] (sometimes disapproving ) feelings of pity, romantic love, sadness, etc. which may be too strong or not appropriate :
There was no fatherly affection, no display of sentiment.
There is no room for sentiment in business.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the senses personal experience and physical feeling, sensation ): from Old French sentement , from medieval Latin sentimentum , from Latin sentire feel.