Definition of sentimentality in English:

sentimentality

nounPlural sentimentalities ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtalɪtiˌsɛn(t)əmənˈtælədi

mass noun

Exaggerated and self-indulgent tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.
多愁善感；伤感癖
there are passages which verge on sentimentality
有几篇近乎多愁善感的文章。
Example sentencesExamples
- The director lights up the screen with genuine emotions, minus sentimentality.
- There are letters from home too so we can have shots of mawkish sentimentality and tears.
- There is no sentimentality in the French view of the countryside.
- He has great sensitivity and understanding but no sentimentality.
- I think all my books are embarrassingly awash with sentimentality and emotion.
- This is a show that, despite its bygone English rural setting, is without nostalgia or sentimentality.
- The danger here is that emotion and sentimentality are likely to get in the way of common sense and reality.
- Yet none of that prevented the rest of the country from indulging in a huge celebration of royalism and rampant sentimentality.
- But what I have just attempted very briefly to articulate is not mere sentimentality.
- I don't go for over-much sentimentality when the animals I've loved have reached the end of their journey.
- I wish people would stop mistaking sentimentality for serious emotion.
- It was aimed at the middle classes of Victorian London; designed to appeal to their appetite for sentimentality.
- The company is a lean, slick, international operation with little room for sentimentality.
- Derided for his sentimentality and the mechanical precision of his work, his standing has gradually declined.
- There is no sentimentality in his sympathy for his characters.
- Her ability to capture sentiment without sentimentality was the mark of a true artist.
- Life today is guided not by logic and reason but rather by emotion, fear and sentimentality.
- There is no sentimentality about his description of those days.
- It contains strong elements of sentimentality and a longing for the past.
- He was never macho, but he also never gave in to sentimentality.
Synonyms
mawkishness, over-sentimentality, sentimentalism, emotionalism, overemotionalism
nostalgia, pathos
romanticism
kitsch
British tweeness
informal schmaltz, mush, slush, sob stuff, slushiness, sloppiness, slop, corn, corniness, hokum, cheese
British informal soppiness
North American informal sappiness, hokeyness

Definition of sentimentality in US English:

sentimentality

nounˌsɛn(t)əmənˈtælədiˌsen(t)əmənˈtalədē

Excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.
多愁善感；伤感癖
there are passages which verge on sentimentality
有几篇近乎多愁善感的文章。
sentimentalities of this kind seem reserved, in her, for people she does not know
她内心的这种多愁善感似乎是留给她不认识的人的。
Example sentencesExamples
- The danger here is that emotion and sentimentality are likely to get in the way of common sense and reality.
- There is no sentimentality about his description of those days.
- I think all my books are embarrassingly awash with sentimentality and emotion.
- I wish people would stop mistaking sentimentality for serious emotion.
- He has great sensitivity and understanding but no sentimentality.
- There are letters from home too so we can have shots of mawkish sentimentality and tears.
- There is no sentimentality in his sympathy for his characters.
- Her ability to capture sentiment without sentimentality was the mark of a true artist.
- He was never macho, but he also never gave in to sentimentality.
- This is a show that, despite its bygone English rural setting, is without nostalgia or sentimentality.
- The company is a lean, slick, international operation with little room for sentimentality.
- I don't go for over-much sentimentality when the animals I've loved have reached the end of their journey.
- It was aimed at the middle classes of Victorian London; designed to appeal to their appetite for sentimentality.
- Yet none of that prevented the rest of the country from indulging in a huge celebration of royalism and rampant sentimentality.
- The director lights up the screen with genuine emotions, minus sentimentality.
- There is no sentimentality in the French view of the countryside.
- Life today is guided not by logic and reason but rather by emotion, fear and sentimentality.
- Derided for his sentimentality and the mechanical precision of his work, his standing has gradually declined.
- But what I have just attempted very briefly to articulate is not mere sentimentality.
- It contains strong elements of sentimentality and a longing for the past.
Synonyms
mawkishness, over-sentimentality, sentimentalism, emotionalism, overemotionalism

单词	sentimentality
释义	Definition of sentimentality in English: sentimentality nounPlural sentimentalities ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtalɪtiˌsɛn(t)əmənˈtælədi mass noun Exaggerated and self-indulgent tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. 多愁善感；伤感癖 there are passages which verge on sentimentality 有几篇近乎多愁善感的文章。 Example sentencesExamples The director lights up the screen with genuine emotions, minus sentimentality. There are letters from home too so we can have shots of mawkish sentimentality and tears. There is no sentimentality in the French view of the countryside. He has great sensitivity and understanding but no sentimentality. I think all my books are embarrassingly awash with sentimentality and emotion. This is a show that, despite its bygone English rural setting, is without nostalgia or sentimentality. The danger here is that emotion and sentimentality are likely to get in the way of common sense and reality. Yet none of that prevented the rest of the country from indulging in a huge celebration of royalism and rampant sentimentality. But what I have just attempted very briefly to articulate is not mere sentimentality. I don't go for over-much sentimentality when the animals I've loved have reached the end of their journey. I wish people would stop mistaking sentimentality for serious emotion. It was aimed at the middle classes of Victorian London; designed to appeal to their appetite for sentimentality. The company is a lean, slick, international operation with little room for sentimentality. Derided for his sentimentality and the mechanical precision of his work, his standing has gradually declined. There is no sentimentality in his sympathy for his characters. Her ability to capture sentiment without sentimentality was the mark of a true artist. Life today is guided not by logic and reason but rather by emotion, fear and sentimentality. There is no sentimentality about his description of those days. It contains strong elements of sentimentality and a longing for the past. He was never macho, but he also never gave in to sentimentality. Synonyms mawkishness, over-sentimentality, sentimentalism, emotionalism, overemotionalism nostalgia, pathos romanticism kitsch British tweeness informal schmaltz, mush, slush, sob stuff, slushiness, sloppiness, slop, corn, corniness, hokum, cheese British informal soppiness North American informal sappiness, hokeyness Definition of sentimentality in US English: sentimentality nounˌsɛn(t)əmənˈtælədiˌsen(t)əmənˈtalədē Excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. 多愁善感；伤感癖 there are passages which verge on sentimentality 有几篇近乎多愁善感的文章。 sentimentalities of this kind seem reserved, in her, for people she does not know 她内心的这种多愁善感似乎是留给她不认识的人的。 Example sentencesExamples The danger here is that emotion and sentimentality are likely to get in the way of common sense and reality. There is no sentimentality about his description of those days. I think all my books are embarrassingly awash with sentimentality and emotion. I wish people would stop mistaking sentimentality for serious emotion. He has great sensitivity and understanding but no sentimentality. There are letters from home too so we can have shots of mawkish sentimentality and tears. There is no sentimentality in his sympathy for his characters. Her ability to capture sentiment without sentimentality was the mark of a true artist. He was never macho, but he also never gave in to sentimentality. This is a show that, despite its bygone English rural setting, is without nostalgia or sentimentality. The company is a lean, slick, international operation with little room for sentimentality. I don't go for over-much sentimentality when the animals I've loved have reached the end of their journey. It was aimed at the middle classes of Victorian London; designed to appeal to their appetite for sentimentality. Yet none of that prevented the rest of the country from indulging in a huge celebration of royalism and rampant sentimentality. The director lights up the screen with genuine emotions, minus sentimentality. There is no sentimentality in the French view of the countryside. Life today is guided not by logic and reason but rather by emotion, fear and sentimentality. Derided for his sentimentality and the mechanical precision of his work, his standing has gradually declined. But what I have just attempted very briefly to articulate is not mere sentimentality. It contains strong elements of sentimentality and a longing for the past. Synonyms mawkishness, over-sentimentality, sentimentalism, emotionalism, overemotionalism
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