Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sentimental

/ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: sen-ti-men-tal
IPA: /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.

adj

Derived from emotion rather than logical reason.

adj

Example Sentences

"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"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sentimentumder. Old French sentementder. English sentiment English -al English sentimental From sentiment + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/
British English: /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/

Inflected Forms

more sentimental (comparative) most sentimental (superlative)

Derived Forms

antisentimental hypersentimental nonsentimental oversentimental semisentimental sentimentalisation sentimentalism sentimentalist sentimentalistic sentimentalistically sentimentality sentimentalization

Phrases

sentimental comedy sentimental value

Synonyms

bathetic drippy hokey maudlin mawkish kitschy mushy schmaltzy schmalzy sappy soppy soupy

Antonyms

unsentimental

Rhymes With

mental environmental fundamental experimental gentle dental rental continental instrumental non-governmental accidental parental

Questions

How do you pronounce sentimental?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/.
What does sentimental mean?: Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.
Where does sentimental come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sentimentumder. Old French sentementder. English sentiment English -al English sentimental From sentiment + -al.

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