Noun: sentimentality ,sen-ti,men'ta-li-tee or ,sen-ti-mun'ta-li-tee
- Extravagant or affected feeling or emotion
"The romantic comedy was criticized for its excessive sentimentality";
- soppiness
- Falsely emotional in a maudlin way
"The movie's sentimentality was too much for the critics";
- mawkishness, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness
Derived forms: sentimentalities
Type of: emotionalism, emotionality, sentiment
Encyclopedia: Sentimentality