sentimentalism
sentimental tendency or character; predominance of sentiment over reason.
weak emotionalism; excessive indulgence in sentiment.
a display of sentimentality.
Origin of sentimentalism
1Other words from sentimentalism
- o·ver·sen·ti·men·tal·ism, noun
Words Nearby sentimentalism
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How to use sentimentalism in a sentence
Abdul was beloved for her ditzy demeanor and blatant sentimentalism on American Idol.
But that sounded sentimental and moving-pictury, and she knew how Bud hated cheap sentimentalism.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerThere is no gilt, no mock modesty in his style; there is to vapid sentimentalism in the ideas he expounds.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusI don't think I could ever be content under a bad-tempered, sentimentalism, strenuous Government.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsThe excess of sentimentalism had given rise to the other extreme of naturalism.
Mary Wollstonecraft | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
He defends Malthus against the 'execrations' of sentimentalism.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for sentimentalism
/ (ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm) /
the state or quality of being sentimental
an act, statement, etc, that is sentimental
Derived forms of sentimentalism
- sentimentalist, noun
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