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    sentimentality
    /ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtalɪti/

    noun

    • 1. exaggerated and self-indulgent tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia: "there are passages which verge on sentimentality"

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  2. Sentimentality is the quality of being influenced by happy memories or emotions, rather than by facts or judgment. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of sentimentality with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. Sentimentality is the quality or state of being sentimental, especially to excess or in affectation. It can also refer to a sentimental idea or its expression. See synonyms, examples, word history and related entries.

  4. Sentimentality is the state or quality of being sentimentalexpressing, appealing to, or being moved by sensitive or tender emotions, such as love, nostalgia, or pity.

  5. Sentimentality is the quality of being influenced by happy memories or emotions, rather than by facts or judgment. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of sentimentality with examples from various sources.

  6. Sentimentality is a quality of being overly, dramatically emotionalsad or loving or nostalgic. Your sentimentality on her eightieth birthday might make your down-to-earth grandmother roll her eyes. When your emotions go overboard, becoming a little theatrical or false, that's sentimentality.

  7. Sentimentality is the quality or state of being sentimental, or an expression of this. It can be superficial, maudlin, or excessive. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples from Collins and other sources.

  8. Sentimentality is the quality or condition of being sentimental, especially excessively or extravagantly so. Find the meaning, pronunciation, translation, and examples of sentimentality and related words in this online dictionary.

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