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Sentimentality

noun/sˌɛntɪmˈɛntˈælᵻɾi/
Definition
falsely emotional in a maudlin way
extravagant or affected feeling or emotion
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˌɛntɪmˈɛntˈælᵻɾi/
🇬🇧British English
/sˌɛntɪmˈɛntˈalɪti/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˌɛntɪmˈɛntˈalɪti/
6 syllables Say it as /sˌɛntɪmˈɛntˈælᵻɾi/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
mawkishadjectiveeffusively or insincerely emotional
sentimentaladjectiveeffusively or insincerely emotional
drippyadjectiveeffusively or insincerely emotional
mushyadjectiveeffusively or insincerely emotional
sloppyadjectiveexcessively or abnormally emotional
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Sentimentalität
auf eine rührselige Art falsch emotional
🇫🇷French
sentimentalité
faussement émotif d'une manière maudlin
🇪🇸Spanish
sentimentalismo
falsamente emocional de una manera sensiblera
🇮🇹Italian
sentimentalismo
falsamente emotivo in modo sdolcinato
🇳🇱Dutch
sentimentaliteit
vals emotioneel op een sentimentele manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
sentimentalismo
falsamente emocional de uma forma piegas
🇷🇺Russian
сентиментальность
ложно эмоционально сентиментально
India
🇮🇳Hindi
भावुकता
मूर्खतापूर्ण तरीके से झूठा भावनात्मक
🇧🇩Bengali
অনুভূতিশীলতা
একটি মডলিন উপায়ে মিথ্যাভাবে আবেগপ্রবণ
🇮🇳Tamil
உணர்ச்சி
ஒரு மௌட்லின் வழியில் பொய்யான உணர்ச்சி
🇮🇳Telugu
భావుకత
మౌడ్లిన్ మార్గంలో తప్పుగా భావోద్వేగం
🇮🇳Marathi
भावनिकता
भडक मार्गाने खोटे भावनिक
🇮🇳Gujarati
લાગણીશીલતા
મડલિન રીતે ખોટી રીતે લાગણીશીલ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಭಾವುಕತೆ
ಮೌಡ್ಲಿನ್ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വൈകാരികത
ഒരു മൗഡ്ലിൻ രീതിയിൽ തെറ്റായി വൈകാരികമായി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕਤਾ
ਇੱਕ ਮਾਡਲਿਨ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਗਲਤ ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ
🇵🇰Urdu
جذباتیت
جھوٹے جذباتی انداز میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
感伤
以一种伤感的方式虚假地表达情感
🇯🇵Japanese
感傷
陰気なやり方で誤って感情的になる
🇰🇷Korean
감성
기분 나쁜 방식으로 거짓 감정을 표현함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tình cảm đa cảm
cảm xúc sai lầm theo cách maudlin
🇹🇭Thai
ความรู้สึกอ่อนไหว
มีอารมณ์อันเป็นเท็จในลักษณะมอดลิน
🇮🇩Indonesian
kecengengan
emosional palsu dengan cara yang kasar
🇵🇭Filipino
pagiging sentimental
maling emosyonal sa paraang maudlin
🇲🇾Malay
sentimentaliti
emosi palsu dengan cara maudlin
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عاطفية
عاطفية زائفة بطريقة مودلين
🇮🇷Persian
احساساتی بودن
احساساتی کاذب به روشی مادلین
🇹🇷Turkish
duygusallık
aşırı duygusal bir şekilde sahte bir şekilde duygusal
🇮🇱Hebrew
רַגשָׁנוּת
רגשי כוזב בצורה בוערת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sentimentality'?
The primary meaning of 'sentimentality' is 'falsely emotional in a maudlin way'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sentimentality' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sentimentality' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sentimentality' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sentimentality' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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