sentimentalism

[ sen-tuh-men-tl-iz-uhm ]

/ ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm /

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noun

sentimental tendency or character; predominance of sentiment over reason.

weak emotionalism; excessive indulgence in sentiment.

a display of sentimentality.

Origin of sentimentalism

First recorded in 1810–20; sentimental + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM sentimentalism

o·ver·sen·ti·men·tal·ism, noun

Words nearby sentimentalism

senti, sentience, sentient, sentiment, sentimental, sentimentalism, sentimentalist, sentimentality, sentimentalize, sentimental value, sentinel

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Example sentences from the Web for sentimentalism

It is more than the mere piece of sentimentalism which it may seem to some readers.
Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals|William James
Instead they took refuge in sentimentalism and in remote times and places.
A History of American Literature|Percy H. Boynton
If their sentimentalism is sometimes wearisome, it is grounded on genuine feeling and expressed with passionate eloquence.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7|Various
In former days people were less besmeared with sentimentalism.
A Mummer's Tale|Anatole France

I know what you are thinking: that you will refuse to work with me because—because of a foolish Anglo-Saxon sentimentalism!
Caravans By Night|Harry Hervey

British Dictionary definitions for sentimentalism

sentimentalism

/ (ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

the state or quality of being sentimental

an act, statement, etc, that is sentimental

Derived forms of sentimentalism

sentimentalist, noun

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单词	sentimentalism
释义	sentimentalism [ sen-tuh-men-tl-iz-uhm ] / ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sentimentalism ON THESAURUS.COM noun sentimental tendency or character; predominance of sentiment over reason. weak emotionalism; excessive indulgence in sentiment. a display of sentimentality. Origin of sentimentalism First recorded in 1810–20; sentimental + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM sentimentalism o·ver·sen·ti·men·tal·ism, noun Words nearby sentimentalism senti, sentience, sentient, sentiment, sentimental, sentimentalism, sentimentalist, sentimentality, sentimentalize, sentimental value, sentinel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sentimentalism It is more than the mere piece of sentimentalism which it may seem to some readers. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals\|William James Instead they took refuge in sentimentalism and in remote times and places. A History of American Literature\|Percy H. Boynton If their sentimentalism is sometimes wearisome, it is grounded on genuine feeling and expressed with passionate eloquence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7\|Various In former days people were less besmeared with sentimentalism. A Mummer's Tale\|Anatole France I know what you are thinking: that you will refuse to work with me because—because of a foolish Anglo-Saxon sentimentalism! Caravans By Night\|Harry Hervey British Dictionary definitions for sentimentalism sentimentalism / (ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm) / noun the state or quality of being sentimental an act, statement, etc, that is sentimental Derived forms of sentimentalism sentimentalist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sentimentalism sentiment, mushiness, nostalgia, mawkishness, reminiscence, bathos, triteness, melodrama, maudlinism, melodramatics, gushiness
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sentimentalism

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noun

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