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sentimentalitysen‧ti‧men‧tal‧i‧ty /ˌsentəmenˈtæləti/ noun [uncountable]   - He has no sentimentality about firing unproductive employees, even those who have worked for the company for years.
- He talked about his homeland with all the sentimentality of an expatriate.
- The film is flawed by moments of melodrama and sentimentality.
- And his win-at-all-costs upbringing in Texas politics left no room for sentimentality.
- But his lack of sentimentality makes his films seem difficult and harsh and he has yet to have a commercial success.
- In pure comedy, emotion, especially sentimentality, is avoided.
- Nevertheless, I recognise this as sentimentality.
- Poor dear little Maman, how honorable was her sentimentality.
- There was no sentimentality about these cottages.
- They treat the baby as an organic shape, without any trace of sentimentality.
- What they've said about his music: There's a degree of sentimentality in his songs.
too easily influenced by emotions► sentimental someone who is sentimental is too easily affected by emotions such as sympathy, love, or sadness: · My father became increasingly sentimental as he got older and his friends died off.sentimental about: · Ramos admitted he was sentimental about his old school and was sad to see it torn down. ► sentimentality a tendency to become emotional and to enjoy feelings such as sadness, sympathy, and self-pity, especially in a way that other people think is silly: · The film is flawed by moments of melodrama and sentimentality.· He talked about his homeland with all the sentimentality of an expatriate.sentimentality about: · He has no sentimentality about firing unproductive employees, even those who have worked for the company for years. ► soppy informal someone who is soppy seems silly to other people, because they express feelings of love or sympathy too strongly: · After a few drinks, he got all soppy and started talking about the "good old days'.soppy about: · I was heartbroken when our dog died but I was determined not to be soppy about it. ► gooey British informal expressing your love for someone, especially a baby, in a way that other people think is silly: · Babies make her go all gooey. ► drama queen informal someone who becomes very excited, upset, or angry about things that are not important, especially in order to make people notice them or feel sympathy for them: · Stop being such a drama queen! It's not the end of the world! the quality of being sentimental |