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- [sen-tuh-men-tal-i-tee]
- /ˌsɛn tə mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti/
- /ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.ɪ.zəm/
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- [sen-tuh-men-tal-i-tee]
- /ˌsɛn tə mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti/
Definitions of sentimentality word
- noun plural sentimentality the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental. 1
- noun plural sentimentality an instance of being sentimental. 1
- noun plural sentimentality a sentimental act, gesture, expression, etc. 1
- noun sentimentality mawkishness 1
- noun sentimentality the state, quality, or an instance of being sentimental 0
- noun sentimentality an act, statement, etc, that is sentimental 0
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Origin of sentimentality
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70; sentimental + -ity
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Parts of speech for Sentimentality
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sentimentality popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sentimentality usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sentimentality
noun sentimentality
- affectability — the ability to be influenced or affected by something
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- hearts and flowers — maudlin sentimentality: The play is a period piece, full of innocence abused and hearts and flowers.
- impressionability — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- mush — a trip or journey, especially across snow and ice with a dog team.
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