sentimentality

[ sen-tuh-men-tal-i-tee ]
/ ˌsɛn tə mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti /

noun, plural sen·ti·men·tal·i·ties.

the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
an instance of being sentimental.
a sentimental act, gesture, expression, etc.

Origin of sentimentality

First recorded in 1760–70; sentimental + -ity

SYNONYMS FOR sentimentality

See sentiment.

OTHER WORDS FROM sentimentality

o·ver·sen·ti·men·tal·i·ty, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sentimentality

sentiment sentimentality (see synonym study at sentiment)

Words nearby sentimentality

sentiment, sentimental, sentimental value, sentimentalism, sentimentalist, sentimentality, sentimentalize, sentinel, sentinel animal, sentinel gland, sentinel pile

British Dictionary definitions for over-sentimentality

sentimentality
/ (ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state, quality, or an instance of being sentimental
an act, statement, etc, that is sentimental