sentimentalism
sentimentalism · sentimentalisms
A liking for sentimental thingsA liking for sentimental things.
» This is sentimentalism.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)A liking for sentimental things.
(countable, uncountable)An overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality.
(countable, uncountable)A view according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions.
More definitions
- a predilection for sentimentality
- the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form
Examples
1 sentencesThis is sentimentalism.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: sentimentalisms| Singular | sentimentalism |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsentimentalist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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