"Sentimentalities" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Sentimentalities refer to feelings or emotions that are overly emotional, mushy, or overly attached to sentimental or emotional values. These are often considered overly nostalgic, idealistic, or romanticized feelings, which are not necessarily based in objective reality.
Example: "Her sentimentalistic attachment to her childhood home made it difficult for her to consider selling it, even though it was no longer practical for her to live there."
Synonyms: sensibilities, emotionality, excessive sentiment, emotional attachment, mawkishness.
Feeling or expressing a deep emotional attachment or nostalgia for something, often related to the past.
Emotionally affected or manipulated; overly emotional or mawkish in a way that is considered insincere or overly sentimental.
Sending a sentimental or emotional tone or implication to something, often in order to make it more compelling, persuasive, or memorable.
Sentimentalism is a literary or artistic expression of overly emotional or morbidly romantic attitudes towards love, loss, or nostalgia. It often involves an emphasis on the emotional or emotional aspects of a situation, rather than its factual or rational aspects. Sentimentalism can also refer to a style of artistic expression that is overly ornate, excessive, or maudlin, often to the point of being cloying or insincere.<br><br>In general, sentimentalism implies a clouding of judgment by emotional considerations, often leading to an unsophisticated or overwrought response to a situation. Sentimentalism can be contrasted with a more rational or nuanced approach to a situation, one that takes into account multiple perspectives and weighs the facts carefully.<br><br>Examples of sentimentalism in art, literature, and music often include:<br><br> Overly dramatic or tearful portrayals of love or loss<br> Exaggerated or melodramatic emotional displays<br> Clichéd or trite expressions of nostalgia<br> Unsubtle or heavy-handed moralizing<br> Overuse of sentimental or emotional language<br><br>Sentimentalism can be seen in various forms of media, including movies, literature, music, and advertising.
Excessive enthusiasm, enthusiasm or attachment, especially for something considered to be sentimental, such as art, music, or words. A person who tends to be overly emotional or sentimental.
The act of making something seem more appealing or emotional by adding a sentimental value to it, often by exaggerating its importance or significance.