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sentimentalism

noun

Etymology

From sentimental + -ism.

  1. derived from sentimentum
  2. derived from sentement
  3. suffixed as sentimental — “sentiment + al”
  4. suffixed as sentimentalism — “sentimental + ism”

Definitions

  1. A liking for sentimental things.

  2. An overly sentimental thing or condition

    An overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality.

  3. A view according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA