sentimental

  • 21sentimental — 1749, pertaining to or characterized by sentiment, from SENTIMENT (Cf. sentiment) + AL (Cf. al) (1). At first without pejorative connotations; meaning having too much sentiment had emerged by 1793 (sentimentalist) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 22sentimental — adj. 2 g. 1. Relativo ao sentimento. 2. Afetuoso. 3. Impressionável. • s. 2 g. 4. Pessoa impressionável, afetuosa; piegas …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 23sentimental — [adj] emotional, romantic affected, affectionate, corny*, demonstrative, dewy eyed, dreamy, effusive, gushing, gushy, idealistic, impressionable, inane, insipid, jejune, languishing, lovey dovey*, loving, maudlin, moonstruck*, mushy*, nostalgic,… …

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  • 24sentimental — gefühlsselig; gefühlvoll; schmalzig; rührselig * * * sen|ti|men|tal [zɛntimɛn ta:l] <Adj.> (oft abwertend): übertrieben gefühlvoll: sie sangen sentimentale Lieder; Sonnenuntergänge machen mich immer sentimental; er schreibt unglaublich… …

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  • 25sentimental — sen|ti|ment|al [ˌsentıˈmentl] adj 1.) someone who is sentimental is easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness etc, often in a way that seems silly to other people ▪ She said a sentimental goodbye. sentimental about ▪ People can… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26sentimental — adjective 1 someone who is sentimental is too easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness etc: There s nothing wrong with being a little sentimental! 2 based on or connected with your feelings rather than on practical reasons: for …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27sentimental — ► adjetivo 1 Que expresa o provoca sentimientos tiernos: ■ valor sentimental. SINÓNIMO emotivo ► adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino femenino 2 Se refiere a la persona que se emociona o afecta con facilidad o que tiende a obrar por impulsos afectivos …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 28sentimental — [[t]se̱ntɪme̱nt(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is sentimental feels or shows pity or love, sometimes to an extent that is considered exaggerated and foolish. I m trying not to be sentimental about the past... It s a very… …

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  • 29sentimental — adjective 1) she kept the vase for sentimental reasons Syn: nostalgic, tender, emotional, affectionate Ant: practical, dispassionate 2) the film is too sentimental Syn: mawkish, overemotional …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 30sentimental — adj y s m y f 1 Que se refiere a la vida afectiva, especialmente al amor: La juventud es la etapa del aprendizaje sentimental 2 Que se deja llevar por sus emociones y sentimientos, que es propenso a exteriorizarlos: Esa niña es muy sentimental,… …

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