sentimental

Sentimental means expressing, appealing to, or being moved by sensitive or tender emotions, such as love, nostalgia, or pity.

The state or quality of being sentimental is sentimentality. Sentimental, sentimentality, and other related words (like sentimentalism, which can be used as a synonym of sentimentality) are based on the sense of the word sentiment that refers to sensitive or tender emotions, sensitivity to such emotions, or appeal to such emotions.

Such terms are especially used to imply that these emotions are exaggerated or overindulged. Sometimes, they imply that these emotions get in the way of thinking logically or being realistic.

People are sometimes criticized for being overly sentimental, as in Stop being so sentimental and looking at things through rose-colored glasses, instead of seeing what they’re really like.����

These kinds of criticisms are especially common in the context of art. For example, a book or film may be criticized as being overly sentimental in dealing with a historical event. This implies that it portrays the event in an idealized, simplistic, or nostalgic way instead of depicting it accurately and dealing with what really happened.

Such works might also be described as melodramatic. When they’re tearfully or weakly emotional, they might be described as maudlin, mawkish, sappy, or weepy. Hallmark holiday movies are known for being sentimental.

Things that are kept due to being associated with fond memories or loved ones are said to have sentimental value.

Example: He’s so sentimental that he keeps all of his childhood toys.

The first records of the word sentimental come from the mid-1700s. The word sentiment is first recorded in the 1300s and comes from the Latin verb ����Գ�ī(����), meaning “to feel.” The suffix -al is used to form adjectives.

Books and movies that are sentimental are intended to make you feel all the feels—to have an emotional impact, especially one that makes you cry. Sometimes, though, this kind of sentimentality comes at the expense of a realistic story or believable characters. This kind of emotional effect is sometimes described as cheaply sentimental.

Still, sentimental isn’t always used negatively. When a person is sentimental, it often means they are sensitive to their own emotions and to those of others. That focus on feelings like tenderness might mean they express love very openly.

������ are some other forms related to sentimental?

• sentimentality (noun)
• sentiment (noun)

������ are some synonyms for sentimental?

• bathetic
• maudlin
• mawkish
• sappy

������ are some words that share a root or word element with sentimental?��

• sentimental value
• sentimentalism
• sentimentalist
• sentimentalize

������ are some words that often get used in discussing sentimental?

• nostalgic
• cheaply
• false
• melodramatic
• romantic
• weepy
• cloying

Sentimental is often used to describe people and works of art. It’s often used in a critical way to imply that they are unrealistic, but this is not always the case.

I can’t trust movie reviews that call things overly sentimental like it’s a bad thing. Like sorry this was too sweet!!!!! …..Not a problem w me, that is my brand

— kathryn b (@kathwynbaldrin)

I'm feeling sentimental and nostalgic. I've watched supernatural since 2005. When I was in 5th grade. 15 years. It's crazy that it's finally coming to an end now.

— ✩☽⁷ (@eris_248)

I have too many notebooks that I consider too pretty, or hold significant sentimental value, to use.

— Enjy AB 🏳 (@NG_Ashour)

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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of sentimental?

A. realistic
B. maudlin
C. cloying
D. sappy