sentiment
French, noun/sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃/
sentiment is spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears 50 times per million words in written French, the 1,660th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sentiment is a French masculine noun meaning “a sentiment, general thought, sense or feeling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faculté que nous avons d’apprécier, de sentir directement certaines choses sans le secours du raisonnement…”.
What does sentiment mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea sentiment, general thought, sense or feeling
- 2
masculinean opinion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Faculté que nous avons d’apprécier, de sentir directement certaines choses sans le secours du raisonnement, de l’observation ou de l’expérience. 2. Quelqu’une des affections, des passions, des émotions ; et généralement de tout phénomène de la vie affective. 3. Disposition à être facilement ému, touché ou attendri. 4. Action ou faculté de sentir, de recevoir des impressions.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sentiment
- sentiments plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sentiment?
- /sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃/
- \sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃\
- [sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sentiment
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sentiment in French?
sentiment appears 50 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).