sentimentality
nounHow to pronounce sentimentality:
Definition of sentimentality:
- sentimentality (noun):
- falsely emotional in a maudlin way.
- the quality or state of being sentimental especially to excess or in affectation
- a sudden ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters in speech or writing
Synonyms for sentimentality:
bathos
corn
corniness
drippiness
emotion
emotionalism
emotionality
gooeyness
gush
mawkishness
mush
mushiness
nostalgia
pathos
play on the emotions
romanticism
sappiness
schmaltz
schmalz
sentiment
sentimentalism
shmaltz
sirup
sloppiness
slush
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Antonyms for sentimentality:
cynicism
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