Results for sentimentality

Definitions of sentimentality:

part of speech: noun

Affectation of sentiment or fine feeling.

part of speech: noun

State or quality of being guided by feeling rather than reason; weak emotionalism.

Usage examples for sentimentality:

• It's all nonsense, James; we've had more than enough of this sentimentality "The Gadfly", E. L. Voynich

• Without any sentimentality in her vision she saw him lonely, proud, reserved, longing for her sympathy which she denied him. "The Captives", Hugh Walpole

• The strong point of his poetry is its intelligent manliness,- the absence of affectation and all sentimentality but it lacks the musical element. "Cambridge Sketches", Frank Preston Stearns

• I have dwelt much on the dangers to be avoided by steering clear of any mere foolish sentimentality because my wish for peace is so genuine and earnest; because I have a real and great desire that this second Hague conference may mark a long stride forward in the direction of securing the peace of justice throughout the world. "Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present", Various