WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sen•ti•men•tal•ist
(sen′tə men′tl ist),USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- one given to sentiment or sentimentality.
- sentimental + -ist 1770–80
sen•ti•men•tal /ˌsɛntəˈmɛntəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
sen•ti•men•tal•ist, n. [countable]
sen•ti•men•tal•i•ty /ˌsɛntəmɛnˈtælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
sen•ti•men•tal•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of or relating to the tender emotions, esp. excessively:sentimental dreams of love and marriage.
- embarrassingly emotional:Let's not get too sentimental about our relationship.
- nostalgic:a sentimental journey to one's old hometown.
sen•ti•men•tal•ist, n. [countable]
sen•ti•men•tal•i•ty /ˌsɛntəmɛnˈtælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
sen•ti•men•tal•ly, adv.
sen•ti•men•tal
(sen′tə men′tl),USA pronunciation adj.
sen′ti•men′tal•ly, adv.
- expressive of or appealing to sentiment, esp. the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia:a sentimental song.
- pertaining to or dependent on sentiment:We kept the old photograph for purely sentimental reasons.
- weakly emotional;
mawkishly susceptible or tender:the sentimental Victorians. - characterized by or showing sentiment or refined feeling.
- sentiment + -al1 1740–50
- 1. romantic, tender, nostalgic; maudlin, bathetic.
- 1. 4. dispassionate.