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sentimentality

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
the quality of being strongly influenced by happy memories of past events or relationships with other people, rather than by careful thought and judgment based on facts:

Examples:

He felt no sentimentality about his childhood home and was eager to sell it and put it behind him.
You shouldn't let sentimentality affect your decisions about your career.
2
the quality of giving too much importance to emotions, especially love or sadness:

Examples:

Her songs are honest and she is able to sing about heartbreak and longing while avoiding sentimentality.
The film sometimes descends into sugary sentimentality.
3
expression of gentle emotions such as love, sympathy, or caring:

Examples:

She had never liked that song’s sentimentality.

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