sentimental

adjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩//
United States//ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩//
United States//ˌsɛniˈmɛnl̩//

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.

adjective

1
Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.
Are you in sentimental mood? I'll sigh with you.
Gonna take a Sentimental Journey, Gonna set my heart at ease. Gonna make a Sentimental Journey, to renew old memories.
2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring. Wish I was old and a little sentimental
2
Derived from emotion rather than logical reason.
3
Romantic.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sentimentumder. Old French sentementder. English sentiment English -al English sentimental From sentiment + -al.

Forms

comparative: more sentimental
superlative: most sentimental

sentence · The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person…sentencing · Relating to a judicial sentence.sentiment · A general thought, feeling, or sense.

sentimental · Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality,…

sentry · A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military…Seo · A surname from Korean.Seong · A surname from Korean.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.