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sentimentalsentimental /ˌsɛntəˈmɛntl◂/ ●●○ adjective ► for sentimental reasons He kept the car for sentimental reasons. THESAURUSmaking people have strong feelings► emotionalmaking people have strong feelings: It was an emotional reunion for all of us. ► moving making you feel strong emotions, especially sadness or sympathy: Kelly’s book about her illness is deeply moving. ► touching making you feel sympathy or sadness. Used especially when someone does something that shows how much he or she cares about another person: The way he spoke with pride about his mother was very touching. ► emotive formal making people have strong feelings. Used especially about language: In his book, he expresses his ideas in highly emotive language. ► passionate expressing very strong feelings of love, anger, or hate. Used about people or the language they use: In a passionate speech, the king gave his army a reason to go back into battle. ► fiery expressing strong emotions in a way that makes people feel excited or angry. Used about language or speeches: The pastor gave a fiery sermon about the dangers of hell. ► poignant making you feel sad or full of pity, especially when you remember the past: The memorial is a poignant reminder of the effects of war. ► sentimental showing emotions such as love, pity, and sadness too strongly in a way that seems slightly silly: As a teenager she wrote many sentimental poems. 1relating to or easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness, etc., often in a way that seems silly or inappropriate for a particular situation: I suppose we get more sentimental as we grow older. a sentimental farewell► see thesaurus at emotional2based on or relating to your feelings rather than on practical reasons: He kept the car for sentimental reasons.3eng. lang. arts a story, movie, book, etc. that is sentimental deals with emotions such as love and sadness in a way that seems silly and insincere: sentimental lyrics4sentimental value if something has sentimental value, it is not worth much money, but it is important to you because it reminds you of someone you love or a happy time in the past: The photos were of great sentimental value.—sentimentally adverb |