English Explanatory Dictionary

sentimental

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.
  2. Derived from emotion rather than logical reason.
  3. Romantic.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/ /ˌsɛniˈmɛnl̩/ en-us-sentimental.ogg

Word forms

sentimental more sentimental most sentimental

Etymology

From sentiment + -al.

Antonyms

unsentimental

Derived words

antisentimental hypersentimental nonsentimental oversentimental semisentimental sentimental comedy sentimentalisation sentimentalism sentimentalist sentimentalistic sentimentalistically sentimentality sentimentalization sentimentalize sentimentally sentimental value supersentimental ultrasentimental
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