Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sentimental value

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: sen-ti-men-tal -val-ue
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The personal value of an object, derived from the personal memories associated with it.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Despite putting up posters appealing for information to help them locate “a painting of great sentimental value” – but carefully avoiding any mention of Sorolla or the picture’s value – they drew a blank until Tuesday."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sentimental values (plural)

Questions

What does sentimental value mean?: The personal value of an object, derived from the personal memories associated with it.

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