noun

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

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