Dictionary

sentimental en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌsɛniˈmɛnl̩/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sentimentumder. Old French sentementder. English sentiment English -al English sentimental From sentiment + -al.

Meanings

1. Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.
   • Are you in sentimental mood? I'll sigh with you. 1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert; Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC:
   • Gonna take a Sentimental Journey, Gonna set my heart at ease. Gonna make a Sentimental Journey, to renew old memories. 1944, Doris Day, Sentimental Journey:
   • 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring. Wish I was old and a little sentimental
2. Derived from emotion rather than logical reason.
3. Romantic.

Forms

Antonyms

unsentimental

Deriveds

sentimentalization · sentimentalism · sentimentalize · ultrasentimental · semisentimental · sentimentalist · sentimentalistic · sentimentalisation · sentimentally · sentimental comedy · sentimental value · oversentimental · supersentimental · sentimentalistically · sentimentality · antisentimental · nonsentimental · hypersentimental

Translations (56)

fi tunne- (derived from emotion rather than strictly logical reason) · es sentimentaloide (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · sv känslosam (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · pt romântico (romantic) · el συναισθηματικός (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · sv sentimental (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · ca sentimental (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · cmn 多愁善感 (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · hu érzelgős (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · fi sentimentaalinen (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · tr duygusal (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · es sensiblero (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · fi tunne- (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · pt sentimental (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · ja 感傷的 (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · it sentimentale (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · nb sentimental (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · es sentimental (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · fi tunneperäinen (derived from emotion rather than strictly logical reason) · fi romanttinen (romantic) · lv salds (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · pt sentimental (romantic) · hu szentimentális (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · ro sentimental (romantic) · eo sentimentala (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · el συναισθηματικός (derived from emotion rather than strictly logical reason) · mk ра́знежен (romantic) · ru сентимента́льный (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · nl emotioneel (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · ro sentimental (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · mk емоциона́лен (derived from emotion rather than strictly logical reason) · bg сантиментален (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · gl sentimental (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · mk чувстви́телен (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · fa سانتیمانتال (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · fi tunteellinen (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · es cursi (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · hu szentimentális (romantic) · cmn 煽情 (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · cmn 感傷 /感伤 (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · vi đa cảm (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · pl sentymentalny (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · tr santimantal (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · tr romantik (romantic) · nn sentimental (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · fr sentimental (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · el συναισθηματικός (romantic) · ja センチメンタル (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · ro romantic (romantic) · bg емоционален (derived from emotion rather than strictly logical reason) · de rührselig (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · bg разнежен (romantic) · sv lättrörd (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · de sentimental (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · mk сентимента́лен (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) · sv känslig (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion)