sentimentalismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.ɪ.zəm/us/ˌsen.t̬əˈmen.t̬əl.ɪ.zəm/also sentimentality formal disapprovingbeing sentimental:
Caring for animals is not sentimentality - it reinforces our respect for life.
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Feelings - general words
- aura
- charged
- emotional
- emotionalism
- feeling
- free-floating
- himself
- in your heart of hearts idiom
- infect
- myself
- ripple
- sentient
- sentiment
- sentimental
- soul
- soulful
- stab
- tinge
- tingle
- trip
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sentimentalist
noun [ C ] uk/ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.ɪst/us/ˌsen.t̬əˈmen.t̬əl.ɪst/
sentimentalize
verb [ T ] disapproving UK usually sentimentalise uk/ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.aɪz/us/ˌsen.t̬əˈmen.t̬ə.laɪz/
Her book sentimentalizes parenthood and completely ignores the disadvantages of it.