sentimental

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.

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senti·mental·ly adv.

Synonyms: sentimental, bathetic, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, romantic, schmaltzy
These adjectives mean overly or insincerely emotional: a sentimental card; a bathetic novel; maudlin words of sympathy; mawkish sentiment; mushy effusiveness; a romantic adolescent; a schmaltzy song.

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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

Thesaurus

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"

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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

sentimental [sɛntɪˈmɛntl] adj → sentimental

sentimental [sɛntɪˈmɛntl] sentiment adj → sentimental(e)

sentimental [sɛntɪˈmɛntl] sentiment adj → sentimental

sentimental [sɛntɪˈmɛntl] adj → sentimentale