Sentimental - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌsentɪˈmentl|  American pronunciation of the word sentimental
Brit.  |sentɪˈment(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word sentimental

adjective

- given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
- effusively or insincerely emotional (syn: drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, slushy, soppy, soupy)
sentimental soap operas

Extra examples

He has a sentimental attachment to his old high school.

She saved her wedding gown for sentimental reasons.

He has sentimental ideas about the past.

I tend to get very sentimental when I think about my childhood.

I'm trying not to be sentimental about the past.

He's just a sentimental old man.

The stolen items were of great sentimental value to the family.

She's risking being considered too sentimental.

I kept the photos for sentimental reasons.

The locket has great sentimental value (=importance because it was a gift, it reminds you of someone etc).

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