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sentimental
sen·ti·men·tal S0270000 (sĕn′tə-mĕn′tl)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). sen′ti·men′tal·ly adv.Synonyms: sentimental, maudlin, mawkish, mushy These adjectives mean extremely or extravagantly sad or tender: a sentimental greeting card; maudlin expressions of sympathy; mawkish sentiment; mushy effusiveness.sentimental (ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəl) adj1. tending to indulge the emotions excessively2. making a direct appeal to the emotions, esp to romantic feelings3. relating to or characterized by sentiment ˌsentiˈmentally advsen•ti•men•tal (ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tl) adj. 1. expressive of or appealing to the tender emotions. 2. nostalgic: a sentimental journey. 3. weakly emotional; mawkish. [1740–50] sen`ti•men′tal•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | sentimental - given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentalitytender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" | | 2. | sentimental - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippyemotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" |
sentimentaladjective romantic, touching, emotional, tender, pathetic, nostalgic, sloppy (informal), tearful, corny (slang), impressionable, mushy (informal), maudlin, simpering, weepy (informal), slushy (informal), mawkish, tear-jerking (informal), drippy (informal), schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), gushy (informal), soft-hearted, overemotional, dewy-eyed, three-hankie (informal) It's a very sentimental play. practical, realistic, down-to-earth, earthy, dispassionate, hard-headed, unsentimental, unfeeling, unemotional, unromantic, undemonstrative, commonsensicalsentimentaladjectiveAffectedly or extravagantly emotional:bathetic, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, romantic, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy.Informal: gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy.Slang: drippy, sappy, tear-jerking.Translationssentiment (ˈsentimənt) noun tender feeling or emotion. a song full of patriotic sentiment. 柔情,感傷 感情,柔情 ˌsentiˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective1. (sometimes with about) having, showing or causing much tender feeling. a sentimental person; a sentimental film about a little boy and a donkey. 多愁善感的 多愁善感的2. of the emotions or feelings. The ring has sentimental value, as my husband gave it to me. 情感上的 情感的ˌsentiˈmentally adverb 多愁善感地,富情感地 富情感地ˌsentimenˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun 多愁善感 多愁善感,感伤 MedicalSeesentimentsentimental
Synonyms for sentimentaladj romanticSynonyms- romantic
- touching
- emotional
- tender
- pathetic
- nostalgic
- sloppy
- tearful
- corny
- impressionable
- mushy
- maudlin
- simpering
- weepy
- slushy
- mawkish
- tear-jerking
- drippy
- schmaltzy
- icky
- gushy
- soft-hearted
- overemotional
- dewy-eyed
- three-hankie
Antonyms- practical
- realistic
- down-to-earth
- earthy
- dispassionate
- hard-headed
- unsentimental
- unfeeling
- unemotional
- unromantic
- undemonstrative
- commonsensical
Synonyms for sentimentaladj affectedly or extravagantly emotionalSynonyms- bathetic
- gushy
- maudlin
- mawkish
- romantic
- slushy
- sobby
- soft
- soppy
- gooey
- mushy
- schmaltzy
- sloppy
- soupy
- drippy
- sappy
- tear-jerking
Synonyms for sentimentaladj given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentalityRelated Wordsadj effusively or insincerely emotionalSynonyms- hokey
- kitschy
- maudlin
- mawkish
- schmaltzy
- schmalzy
- bathetic
- slushy
- soppy
- soupy
- mushy
- drippy
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