SENTIMENTALITY

mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness

(noun) falsely emotional in a maudlin way

sentimentality

(noun) extravagant or affected feeling or emotion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sentimentality (plural sentimentalities)

An act or state of being sentimental.

Source: Wiktionary


Sen`ti*men*tal"i*ty, n. Etym: [CF. F. sentimentalité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being sentimental.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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