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Sentimental
/ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/
Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.
📖 Definitions of "Sentimental"
adjective
- 1
Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.
- 2
Derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment.
- 3
Romantic.
🔄 Synonyms of "Sentimental"
9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tendernoun | Sensitive or painful to the touch. |
| emotionalnoun | Of or relating to the emotions. |
| mawkish | Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment. |
| schmaltzy | Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic. |
| bathetic | Characterized by or pertaining to bathos. |
| slushynoun | Having the consistency of slush. |
| mushy | Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; maudlin. |
| schmalzy | Alternative spelling of schmaltzy. [Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.] |
| maudlinnoun | Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sentimental"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| schmaltzy | Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic. |
| mawkish | Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment. |
| emotional | Of or relating to the emotions. |
| tendernoun | Sensitive or painful to the touch. |
| bathetic | Characterized by or pertaining to bathos. |
| mushy | Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; maudlin. |
| slushy | Having the consistency of slush. |
| maudlinnoun | Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. |
| schmalzy | Alternative spelling of schmaltzy. [Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.] |
| emotive | Of or relating to emotion. |
| passionate | Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both. |
| sensitive | (of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt. |
| romantic | Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate. |
| cornynoun | Boring and unoriginal. |
| sloppy | Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful. |
| poignant | Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving. |
| sweet | Tasting of sugars. |
| sappy | (US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy) |
| cloying | Excessively sweet. |
| weepynoun | Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose. |
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