sentimentality
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noun \ˌsen-tə-ˌmen-ˈta-lə-tē, -mən-\ plural sen·ti·men·tal·i·ties
Definition of SENTIMENTALITY
1
: the quality or state of being sentimental especially to excess or in affectation
2
: a sentimental idea or its expression
See Examples of SENTIMENTALITY
- the sentimentality of Romantic poetry
- <the sentimentality of the story of star-crossed lovers only made it even more popular with moviegoers>
First Known Use of SENTIMENTALITY
1770
Related to SENTIMENTALITY
- Synonyms
- bathos, gooeyness, lovey-doveyness, mawkishness, mush, mushiness, saccharinity, sappiness, sentimentalism, sloppiness, soppiness, syrup (also sirup)
Rhymes with SENTIMENTALITY
asexuality, bisexuality, bunker mentality, collegiality, colloquiality, commerciality, conceptuality, conditionality, congeniality, connaturality, connubiality, conventionality, conviviality, corporeality, dimensionality, directionality, effectuality, emotionality, essentiality, eventuality, exceptionality, extensionality, grammaticality, horizontality, illogicality, impartiality, impersonality, impracticality, inhospitality, instrumentality, intentionality, irrationality, monumentality, municipality, originality, pansexuality, paranormality, polytonality, potentiality, proportionality, provinciality, spirituality, split personality, substantiality, supernormality, theatricality, universality
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