sentimental

[ sen-tuh-men-tl ]
/ ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tl /
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adjective

expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
pertaining to or dependent on sentiment: We kept the old photograph for purely sentimental reasons.
weakly emotional; mawkishly susceptible or tender: the sentimental Victorians.
characterized by or showing sentiment or refined feeling.

Origin of sentimental

First recorded in 1740–50; sentiment + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM sentimental

Words nearby sentimental

sententious, senti, sentience, sentient, sentiment, sentimental, sentimental value, sentimentalism, sentimentalist, sentimentality, sentimentalize

Words related to sentimental

weepy, affectionate, mushy, idealistic, nostalgic, dreamy, touching, silly, maudlin, corny, sweet, tender, sappy, passionate, saccharine, affected, demonstrative, dewy-eyed, effusive, gushing

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British Dictionary definitions for sentimental

sentimental
/ (ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəl) /

adjective

tending to indulge the emotions excessively
making a direct appeal to the emotions, esp to romantic feelings
relating to or characterized by sentiment

Derived forms of sentimental

sentimentally, adverb