sentimentalism
11sentimentalism — 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 …
12sentimentalísm — s. n., (gesturi, atitudini) pl. sentimentalísme …
13sentimentalism — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being affectedly or overly emotional: bathos, maudlinism, mawk ishness, sentimentality. Informal: mush, mushiness, schmaltz, schmaltziness, sloppiness. Slang: sappiness. See FEELINGS …
14sentimentalism — sen|ti|men|tal|ism [ ,sentı mentl,ızəm ] noun uncount a tendency to express or make people feel sadness, sympathy, love, etc. in a way that seems inappropriate or too obvious ╾ sen|ti|men|tal|ist noun count …
15sentimentalism — sen·ti men·tal·ism || ‚sentɪ mentÉ™lɪzm n. emotionalism, tendency to favor emotion over reason …
16sentimentalism — n. Sentimentality, affectation of sentiment, affected sensibility …
17sentimentalism — sen·ti·men·tal·ism …
18sentimentalism — UK [ˌsentɪˈment(ə)lˌɪz(ə)m] / US [ˌsentɪˈment(ə)lˌɪzəm] noun [uncountable] a tendency to express or make people feel sadness, sympathy, love etc in a way that seems unsuitable or too obvious Derived word: sentimentalist noun countable Word forms… …
19sentimentalism — sen•ti•men•tal•ism [[t]ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm[/t]] n. sentimental character or display • Etymology: 1810–20 sen ti•men′tal•ist, n …
20sentimentalism — /sɛntəˈmɛntəlɪzəm/ (say sentuh mentuhlizuhm) noun 1. sentimental tendency or character; predominance of sentiment over reason. 2. weak emotionalism; excessive indulgence in sentiment. 3. a display of sentimentality …
