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sentimentalism
[ sen-tuh-men-tl-iz-uhm ]
noun
- sentimental tendency or character; predominance of sentiment over reason.
- weak emotionalism; excessive indulgence in sentiment.
- a display of sentimentality.
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Other Words From
- over·senti·mental·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sentimentalism1
First recorded in 1810–20; sentimental + -ism
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Example Sentences
Abdul was beloved for her ditzy demeanor and blatant sentimentalism on American Idol.
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But that sounded sentimental and moving-pictury, and she knew how Bud hated cheap sentimentalism.
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There is no gilt, no mock modesty in his style; there is to vapid sentimentalism in the ideas he expounds.
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I don't think I could ever be content under a bad-tempered, sentimentalism, strenuous Government.
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The excess of sentimentalism had given rise to the other extreme of naturalism.
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He defends Malthus against the 'execrations' of sentimentalism.
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