sentimentality

sen·ti·men·tal·i·ty

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

Examples of SENTIMENTALITY

1. the sentimentality of Romantic poetry
2. <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)

Related Words: emotion; sentiment; corn, corniness, hokeyness (or hokiness), schmaltz (also schmalz)

Near Antonyms: cynicism, hardheadedness, hard-heartedness

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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