different between polarity vs sentiment

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??lær?ti/
• Rhymes: -æ??ti

Noun

polarity (countable and uncountable, plural polarities)

1. The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
2. Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
3. (chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. ^Wp
4. (embryology) The division of an embryo into an animal pole and a vegetal pole within a blastula. ^Wp
5. (microbiology) Spatial differences in shape, structure, and function within a cell. ^Wp
6. (electricity) A measure of the electrical potential at the ends of a circuit. ^Wp
7. (physics) The direction of a wave's amplitude or its being in phase or antiphase.
8. (grammar) The grammatical category of the affirmative and the negative. ^Wp
9. (projective geometry) A duality that is an involution, i.e. has order two. ^Wp
10. (mathematics) An indicator of the positivity or negativity of a literal. ^Wp
11. (politics) Any of the various ways in which power is distributed within the international system. ^Wp
12. (gender) The concept of dualism between masculine and feminine. ^Wp
13. (physics) Ellipsis of magnetic polarity
14. (geometry) Ellipsis of trilinear polarity

Derived terms

• magnetic polarity
• trilinear polarity
• polarity epoch

Translations

English

Etymology

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n.t?.m?nt/

Noun

sentiment (countable and uncountable, plural sentiments)

1. A general thought, feeling, or sense.

   The sentiment emerged that we were acting too soon.
2. (uncountable) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sentimentum; sentir +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /s?n.ti?ment/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /s?n.ti?men/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /sen.ti?ment/

Noun

sentiment m (plural sentiments)

1. emotion; feeling; sentiment

Related terms

• sentimental
• sentimentalisme

See also

• emoció

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French sentiment, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n.ti?m?nt/
• Hyphenation: sen?ti?ment
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

sentiment n (plural sentimenten)

1. (countable, uncountable) sentiment

Derived terms

• sentimenteel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sentiment
• ? Indonesian: sentimen

French

Etymology

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??.ti.m??/

Noun

sentiment m (plural sentiments)

1. A sentiment, general thought, sense or feeling.
2. An opinion.

Related terms

• sentir

Further reading

• “sentiment” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin sentimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [senti?men]

Noun

sentiment m (plural sentiments)

1. feeling (emotion; impression)
2. feeling, intuition
3. sentiment, emotion

Related terms

• sentimental
• sentir

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 906.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sentiment, Latin sentimentum. Cf. also sim??mânt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sen.ti?ment/

Noun

sentiment n (plural sentimente)

1. sentiment, thought, sense, feeling

   Synonyms: sim?ire, (dated) sim??mânt

2. belief, opinion

   Synonyms: credin??, opinie, convingere

Declension