sentimental

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/ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/

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/ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/ · /ˌsɛniˈmɛnl̩/

Definition of sentimental

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adj

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”

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adj

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”
Derived from emotion rather than logical reason.
Romantic.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From sentiment + -al.

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