sentimentalist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English sentimental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English sentimentalist From sentimental + -ist.
Meanings
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A person who is sentimental.
But Flay, for all his longing to return to his birthplace was no sentimentalist in exile. His thoughts when they turned to the castle were by no means in the nature of reveries.
1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sentimentalists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
nb sentimentalist (person who is sentimental) · pt sentimentalista (person who is sentimental) · sv sentimentalist (person who is sentimental) · nn sentimentalist (person who is sentimental) · da sentimentalist (person who is sentimental) · el αισθηματίας (person who is sentimental)