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SENTIMENTALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Derivation:
sentimentalist (someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form
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"):
glop; mush; slop; treacle (writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental)
