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- Dictionarysentimental/ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntl/
adjective
- 1. of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia: "she felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her" Similar Opposite
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A sentimental person is strongly influenced by emotional feelings, especially about happy memories of past events or relationships with other people, rather than by careful thought and judgment based on facts:
The meaning of SENTIMENTAL is marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism. How to use sentimental in a sentence.
Sentimental definition: expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia. See examples of SENTIMENTAL used in a sentence.
A sentimental person or thing feels or makes you feel emotions such as tenderness, affection, or sadness, sometimes in a way that is exaggerated or foolish.
(often disapproving) producing emotions such as sympathy, romantic love, or being sad, which may be too strong or not appropriate; feeling these emotions too much. a slushy, sentimental love story. Her book is honest without being sentimental. He's not the sort of man who gets sentimental about old friendships. You, crying at a film!
Sentimental describes a person who relies on emotions more than reason, or a novel or film that is overly emotional. Derived from the Latin verb, sentire "to feel," sentimental always implies that the emotions are involved a little too much.
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). sen′ti·men′tal·ly adv.
expressive of or appealing to sentiment, esp. the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song. pertaining to or dependent on sentiment: We kept the old photograph for purely sentimental reasons.
Definitions of 'sentimental' 1. Someone or something that is sentimental feels or shows pity or love, sometimes to an extent that is considered exaggerated and foolish.
Sentimental definition: Having, showing, or caused by emotion, especially tender or affectionate feeling.
