sentimental
adjective /ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl/
/-t̬əˈmen.t̬əl/ Definition
C2 describes someone who 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: Why be sentimental about that old coat? There's no point in keeping it just because you were wearing it when you first met me. It's a cheap ring but it has great sentimental value for me.Feelings - general words › disapproving too strongly influenced by emotional feelings: silly sentimental songs/storiesSentimental and over-emotional sentimentally /-i/ adverb Feelings - general words
(Definition of sentimental adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cloying adjective (TOO SWEET)
- mawkish adjective
- mush noun (BOOK/FILM)
- mushy adjective (EMOTIONAL)
- sappy adjective
- schmaltz noun
- sickly adjective (TOO EMOTIONAL)
- sloppy adjective (EMOTIONAL)
- slush noun (ROMANTIC LANGUAGE)
- slushy adjective (ROMANTIC LANGUAGE)
- soppy adjective
- syrupy adjective
- treacly adjective (FEELINGS)
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