sentimental

Definition of Sentimental in English :

Adjective

1. sentimental

given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

2. bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy

effusively or insincerely emotional

Example Sentences:
'a bathetic novel'
'maudlin expressions of sympathy'
'mushy effusiveness'
'a schmaltzy song'
'sentimental soap operas'
'slushy poetry'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sentimental

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adjective

1.

tending to indulge the emotions excessively

2.

making a direct appeal to the emotions, esp to romantic feelings

3.

relating to or characterized by sentiment

Sentimental

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adjective

1.

having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, as in aesthetic expression

2.

having or showing such feelings in an excessive, superficial, or maudlin way; mawkish

3.

influenced more by emotion than reason; acting from feeling rather than from practical motives

4.

of or resulting from sentiment

a sentimental reason

Sentimental

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adj.

1. Having, showing, or caused by emotion, especially tender or affectionate feeling: I have sentimental ties to the small town I grew up in.

2. Having, showing, or caused by strong or extravagant tenderness or sadness, often in an idealized way: "He had no sentimental illusions about poverty's virtues" (Sherill Tippins).

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