sentimentality (redirected from sentimentalities)

sen·ti·men·tal·i·ty  (snt-mn-tl-t)

n. pl. sen·ti·men·tal·i·ties

1. The quality or condition of being excessively or affectedly sentimental.

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

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.

Translations

sentimentality [ˌsentɪmenˈtælɪtɪ] N → sentimentalismo m, sensiblería f

sentimentality [ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtæləti] n → sentimentalité f

sentimentality

n → Sentimentalität f

sentimentality [ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtælɪtɪ] n (pej) → sentimentalismo

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sentimentality [ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtælɪtɪ] n (pej) → sentimentalismo