sentiment

The definition of a sentiment is a combination of beliefs and emotions that explains an action.

(noun)

An example of sentiment is someone being so patriotic that they decorate their house with many flags from their country.

See sentiment in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a complex combination of feelings and opinions as a basis for action or judgment; general emotionalized attitude: the sentiment of romantic love
a thought, opinion, judgment, or attitude, usually the result of careful consideration, but often colored with emotion: often used in pl.
susceptibility to feeling or to emotional appeal; sensibility
appeal to the emotions in literature or art; expression of delicate, sensitive feeling
sentimentality; maudlin emotion
a short sentence or aphorism expressing some thought or wish, as in a toast
the thought or meaning behind something said, done, or given, as distinct from the literal statement, act, etc.

Origin: ME sentement < OFr < ML sentimentum < L sentire, to feel, sense

See sentiment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A thought, view, or attitude, especially one based mainly on emotion instead of reason: An anti-American sentiment swept through the country. See Synonyms at feeling, opinion.
a. Emotion; feeling: Different forms of music convey different kinds of sentiment.
b. Tender or romantic feeling.
c. Maudlin emotion; sentimentality.
The emotional import of a passage as distinct from its form of expression.
The expression of delicate and sensitive feeling, especially in art and literature.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sentement

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin sentīmentum

Origin: , from Latin sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots

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