- sentimentalism
- noun Date: 1817 1. the disposition to favor or indulge in sentimentality 2. an excessively sentimental conception or statement • sentimentalist noun
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sentimentalism — SENTIMENTALÍSM, (2) sentimentalisme, s.n. 1. Tendinţă de a exagera rolul şi valoarea sentimentelor, de a aprecia lucrurile (numai) din punct de vedere afectiv sau de a da în mod obişnuit precădere acestui criteriu. 2. Gest, atitudine, comportare… … Dicționar Român
Sentimentalism — is used in different ways:* Sentimentalism (philosophy) a theory in moral epistemology concerning how one knows moral truths (also known as moral sense theory) * Sentimentalism (literature) a form of literary discourse … Wikipedia
Sentimentalism — Sen ti*men tal*ism, n. [Cf. F. sentimentalisme.] The quality of being sentimental; the character or behavior of a sentimentalist; sentimentality. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sentimentalism — 1817, from SENTIMENTAL (Cf. sentimental) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
sentimentalism — [sen΄tə ment′ liz΄əm] n. 1. the habit, quality, or condition of being sentimental 2. any expression of this sentimentalist n … English World dictionary
sentimentalism — sentimental ► ADJECTIVE 1) deriving from or prone to feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. 2) having or arousing such feelings in an exaggerated and self indulgent way. ● sentimental value Cf. ↑sentimental value DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
Sentimentalism (literature) — Sentimentalism (literally, appealing to the sentiments, also called maudlinism), as a literary and political discourse, has occurred much in the literary traditions of all regions in the world, and is central to the traditions of Indian… … Wikipedia
sentimentalism — /sen teuh men tl iz euhm/, n. 1. sentimental tendency or character; predominance of sentiment over reason. 2. weak emotionalism; excessive indulgence in sentiment. 3. a display of sentimentality. [1810 20; SENTIMENTAL + ISM] * * * … Universalium
sentimentalism — noun a) A liking for sentimental things b) An overly sentimental thing or condition; bathos or sentimentality … Wiktionary
sentimentalism — 1 The position in moral theory especially associated with Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, and Hume, that sees ethics as founded upon human sentiments, such as sympathy. It was especially defined in opposition to the view that ethics is the deliverance of … Philosophy dictionary
