sentimentality

sen·ti·men·tal·i·ty

 (sĕn′tə-mĕn-tăl′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. sen·ti·men·tal·i·ties

1. The quality or condition of being sentimental, especially excessively or extravagantly so.

2. A sentimental idea or an expression of it.

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sentimentality

(ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtælɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the state, quality, or an instance of being sentimental

2. an act, statement, etc, that is sentimental

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sen•ti•men•tal•i•ty

(ˌsɛn tə mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.

2. a sentimental act, gesture, or expression.

[1760–70]

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Sentimentality

 

bleeding heart A person of excessive and emotive compassion; one of undue sentimentality, whose heart strings quiver at the slightest provocation. This figurative phrase is of relatively recent origin:

You want to think straight, Victor. You want to control this bleeding-heart trouble of yours. (J. Bingham, Murder Plan Six, 1958)

hearts and flowers An expression or display of cloying sentimentality intended to elicit sympathy; sob stuff, excessive sentimentalism or mushiness; maudlinism. This American slang phrase was originally the title of a mawkishly sad, popular song of 1910.

I believed all the hearts and flowers you gave me about being in love with your husband … (J. Evans, Halo, 1949)

one for the Gipper See EXHORTATION.

sob story A very gloomy story; a sad tale designed to elicit the compassion and sympathy of the listener; a tear-jerker. This common, self-explanatory expression often applies to an alibi or excuse. It also frequently describes the narrative recounting of the trials, frustrations, and disappointments of one’s life.

How anyone could heed such a sob story is beyond me. (Los Angeles Times, June, 1949)

tear-jerker A book, play, or motion picture designed to induce gloominess or weeping, a sob story; a speaker or performer who is able to obtain the audience’s compassion and sympathy. This common expression describes a work which dwells excessively on inconsolable grief, grave disappointment, tragic frustration, or excessive sentimentality.

William A. Brady in 1901 decided that New York’s sophisticates would like to see the old tear-jerker [the play Uncle Tom’s Cabin] with an all-star cast. (H. R. Hoyt, Town Hall Tonight, 1955)

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sentimentality - falsely emotional in a maudlin way drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness emotionalism, emotionality - emotional nature or quality corn - something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn" schmaltz, schmalz, shmaltz - (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music sentimentalism - a predilection for sentimentality
	2.	sentimentality - extravagant or affected feeling or emotion sentiment - tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion mawkishness, bathos - insincere pathos

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sentimentality

noun romanticism, nostalgia, tenderness, gush (informal), pathos, slush (informal), mush (informal), schmaltz (slang), sloppiness (informal), emotionalism, bathos, mawkishness, corniness (slang), play on the emotions, sob stuff (informal) In this book there is no sentimentality.

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sentimentality

noun

The quality or condition of being affectedly or overly emotional:

bathos, maudlinism, mawkishness, sentimentalism.

Informal: mush, mushiness, schmaltz, schmaltziness, sloppiness.

Slang: sappiness.

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Translations

عاطِفِيَّه

rozcitlivělost

sentimentalitet

Sentimentalität

sentimentalité

tilfinningasemi

sentimentalismo

følerisentimentalitet

rozcitlivenosť

duygusallık

多愁善感感伤

sentimentality

[ˌsentɪmenˈtælɪtɪ] N → sentimentalismo m, sensiblería f

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sentimentality

[ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtæləti] n → sentimentalité f

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sentimentality

n → Sentimentalität f

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sentimentality

[ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtælɪtɪ] n (pej) → sentimentalismo

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sentiment

(ˈsentimənt) noun

tender feeling or emotion. a song full of patriotic sentiment. gevoel, emosie شُعور رَقيق، عاطِفَه чувство sentimento cit die Sentimentalität følelse αίσθημαsentimiento tunne مهر mieliala sentiment רְגָשוֹת भावना osjećaj, čuvstvo érzelem perasaan tilfinning sentimento 感情 감정 jausmas jūtas sentimen gevoelfølelseuczucie احساس: عاطفه، جذبات، احساسات: عقيده، مزړه خبره: زړه سواندى، خواخوږي: خيال، تصور sentimento sen­timent чувство cit čustvo osećaj känsla, känslosamhet รู้สึกอ่อนไหว; อารมณ์ duygu, his 柔情，感傷 ніжне почуття, сентиментальність جذبہ tình cảm 感情，柔情

ˌsentiˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective

1. (sometimes with about) having, showing or causing much tender feeling. a sentimental person; a sentimental film about a little boy and a donkey. sentimenteel عاطِفي، وُجْداني разнежен sentimental sentimentální sentimental sentimental συναισθηματικόςsentimental tundeline عاطفه tunteellinen sentimental רַגשָנִי भावुक sentimentalan, silno osjećajan szentimentális penuh perasaan tilfinningaríkur/-samur sentimentale 感傷的な 감상적인 jausmingas, sentimentalus sentimentāls sentimental sentimenteelsentimentaluczuciowy, sentymentalny نرى زړى، نرم زړى احساساتي: زړه سواندى: احساسات پاروونكى، دعاطفې، پاريدلى sentimental sen­timental чувствительный;сентиментальный sentimentálny čustven osećajan sentimental เต็มไปด้วยความรู้สึกอ่อนไหวมากจนเกินไป duygusal, hassas 多愁善感的 сентиментальний جذباتی، حساس ủy mị, đa cảm 多愁善感的

2. of the emotions or feelings. The ring has sentimental value, as my husband gave it to me. sentimenteel عاطِفي، وُجْداني، مُتَعَلِّق بالشُّعور сантиментален sentimental citový Liebhaber- følelsesmæssig συναισθηματικόςsentimental tunde- احساسی tunne- sentimentalרגשי भावनात्मक sentimentalan érzelmes perasaan tilfinningalegur sentimentale 感情的な 감정적인 keliantis švelnius jausmus sentimentāls nilai sentimental sentimenteelaffeksjons-emocjonalny احساسی sentimental sentimental основанный на чувстве citový čustven sentimentalan känslo-, affektions- เกี่ยวกับอารมณ์หรือความรู้สึกของเรา duygusal, manevî 情感上的 дорогий جذبات سے متعلق nhiều tình cảm 情感的

ˌsentiˈmentally adverb

sentimenteel عاطِفِيّا сантиментално sentimentalmente citově sentimental sentimentalt; følelsesmæssigt συναισθηματικά sentimentalmente sentimentaalselt از لحاظ عاطفي tunteellisesti sentimentalement בְּרַגשָׁנוּת भावुकता से, भावजन्यता से sentimentalno érzelmesen secara sentimental tilfinningalega sentimentalmente 感傷的に 감상, 감정적으로 sentimentaliai sentimentāli dengan cara yang sentimental sentimenteelsentimentalt uczuciowo په زړه سواندۍ دجذباتو له مخې sentimentalmente sentimental сентиментально citovo čustveno sentimentalno sentimentalt อย่างมีจิตใจละเอียดอ่อน duygusal olarak 多愁善感地，富情感地 сентиментально جذبات سے متاثر ہو کر ủy mị, nhiều tình cảm 富情感地

ˌsentimenˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun

sentiment عاطِفِيَّه сантименталност sentimentalismo rozcitlivělost die Sentimentalität sentimentalitet συναισθηματισμόςsentimentalismo sentimentaalsus احساساتي بودن tunteellisuus sentimentalité רַגשָׁנוּת भावुकता, भावप्रवणता sentimentalnost, osjećajnost érzelgősség sentimentalitas tilfinningasemi sentimentalità 感傷 감정적인, 감상적인 생각 sentimentalumas sentimentalitāte sikap sentimental sentimentaliteitføleri, sentimentalitet uczuciowość ذباتي توب،احساساتي توب، دخواخوږۍ ښوونه sentimentalidade sentimen­tali­tate чувствительность; сентиментальность precitlivenosť, sentimentalita čustvenost sentimentalnost sentimentalitet การแสดงออกโดยให้ความสำคัญต่ออารมณ์ความรู้สึกมากกว่าต่อเหตุผล duygusallık 多愁善感 сентиментальність جذبات پر اصرار tính đa cảm 多愁善感，感伤

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