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sentimental

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sen·ti·men·tal  (snt-mntl)
adj.
1.
a. Characterized or swayed by sentiment.
b. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional.
2. Resulting from or colored by emotion rather than reason or realism.
3. Appealing to the sentiments, especially to romantic feelings: sentimental music.
senti·mental·ly adv.
Synonyms: sentimental, bathetic, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, romantic, schmaltzy, slushy, soppy
These adjectives mean excessively or insincerely emotional: a sentimental card; a bathetic novel; maudlin expressions of sympathy; mawkish sentiment; mushy effusiveness; a romantic adolescent; a schmaltzy song; slushy poetry; a soppy letter.
sentimental
Adjective
1. feeling or expressing tenderness, romance, or sadness to an exaggerated extent
2. appealing to the emotions, esp. to romantic feelings: she kept the ring for sentimental reasons
sentimentalism n
sentimentalist n
sentimentality n
sentimentally adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sentimental - given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
tender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
2.sentimental - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippy
emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
sentimental
adjective romantic, touching, emotional, tender, pathetic, nostalgic, sloppy (informal) tearful, corny (slang) impressionable, mushy (informal) maudlin, simpering, weepy (informal) slushy (informal) mawkish, tear-jerking (informal) drippy (informal) schmaltzy (slang) icky (informal) gushy (informal) soft-hearted, overemotional, dewy-eyed, three-hankie (informal) << OPPOSITE unsentimental
Translations
Spanish sentimental [sɛntɪˈmɛntl] adj → sentimental
French sentimental [sɛntɪˈmɛntl] sentiment adj → sentimental(e)
German sentimental [sɛntɪˈmɛntl] sentiment adj → sentimental
Italian sentimental [sɛntɪˈmɛntl] adj → sentimentale
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This parable speak I unto you sentimental dissemblers, unto you, the "pure discerners
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
It's disappointing to find that at heart you are sentimental.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
There are scenes of all sorts; some dreadful combats, some grand and lofty horse-riding, some scenes of high life, and some of very middling indeed; some love-making for the sentimental, and some light comic business; the whole accompanied by appropriate scenery and brilliantly illuminated with the Author's own candles.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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