SENTIMENTALISM
Dictionary entry overview: What does sentimentalism mean? • SENTIMENTALISM (noun)
The noun SENTIMENTALISM has 2 senses:
1. a sentimental expression or idea
2. a predilection for sentimentality
Familiarity information: SENTIMENTALISM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SENTIMENTALISM (noun)
Meaning:
A sentimental expression or idea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sentimentalism" is a kind of...):
expression; formulation (the style of expressing yourself)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sentimentalism"):
mush; slop; treacle (an expression that is excessively sweet and sentimental)
Meaning:
A predilection for sentimentality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sentimentalism" is a kind of...):
drippiness; mawkishness; mushiness; sentimentality; sloppiness; soupiness (falsely emotional in a maudlin way)
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