senti

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adjective

Sentimental, emotional.

OriginSwahili senti ← English cent ← Middle English cent →
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Meanings

senti1

adjectivesenti (comparative more senti, superlative most senti)

comparative more senti · superlative most senti

  1. IndiaPakistanPhilippinesSentimental, emotional.

senti2

nounsenti (plural senti)
  1. A coin, one hundredth of a Tanzanian shilling.

senti3

noun
  1. pluralplural of sent (subdivision of Estonian currency)

Origin

senti · adjective

Shortened from sentimental.

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senti · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kəntom
  4. Latincentum
  5. Old Frenchcent
  6. Middle Englishcent
  7. Englishcent
  8. Swahilisenti
  9. Englishsenti

Borrowed from Swahili senti, borrowed from English cent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

senti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senti

MLA

“senti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senti. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “senti,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senti.

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