sentimentality
The English word “sentimentality” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- An act or state of being sentimental.
- Synonym of Empfindsamkeit.
Etymology
From sentimental + -ity. The music sense is a calque of German Empfindsamkeit.
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More English words
- sentimentalism
- sentimentalist
- sentimentalistic
- sentimentalistically
- sentimentalization
- sentimentalize
- sentimentalizer
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