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Sentiment vs Verve - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between sentiment and verve

is that sentiment is a general thought, feeling, or sense while verve is excitement of imagination such as that which animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or performing.

sentiment

English

Noun

  • A general thought, feeling, or sense.
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  • (label) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment.
  • (label) Gentle or tender feelings, sometimes of a weak or foolish kind.
  • verve

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Excitement of imagination such as that which animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or performing
  • artistic energy and enthusiasm
  • vigour, vitality and liveliness
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  • , year=2012 , date=April 9 , author=Mandeep Sanghera , title=Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=After spending so much of the season looking upwards, the swashbuckling style and swagger of early season Spurs was replaced by uncertainty and frustration against a Norwich side who had the quality and verve to take advantage}}
  • rapture, enthusiasm
  • spirit, energy
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