sentimental

sentimental
sentimental 1749, "pertaining to or characterized by sentiment," from SENTIMENT (Cf. sentiment) + -AL (Cf. -al) (1). At first without pejorative connotations; meaning "having too much sentiment" had emerged by 1793 (sentimentalist).

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  • sentimental — sentimental …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • sentimental — sentimental, ale, aux [ sɑ̃timɑ̃tal, o ] adj. • 1769, dans la trad. de The Sentimental Journey, de Sterne; angl. sentimental (1749), de sentiment, empr. au fr. 1 ♦ Qui concerne l amour; amoureux. « la jalousie du passé, maladie des très jeunes… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sentimental — SENTIMENTÁL, Ă, sentimentali, e, adj. 1. Care exprimă (sau trezeşte) sentimente duioase, nostalgice; (peior.) plin de sentimentalism; dulceag. ♦ Care se referă la sentimente. 2. (Despre oameni şi manifestările lor; adesea substantivat) Care arată …   Dicționar Român

  • sentimental — sentimental, romantic, mawkish, maudlin, soppy, mushy, slushy are comparable when they mean unduly or affectedly emotional. Sentimental usually suggests emotion that does not arise from genuine or natural feeling but is evoked by an external… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Sentimental — Sen ti*men tal, a. [Cf. F. sentimental.] 1. Having, expressing, or containing a sentiment or sentiments; abounding with moral reflections; containing a moral reflection; didactic. [Obsoles.] [1913 Webster] Nay, ev n each moral sentimental stroke …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sentimental — Студийный альбом Танита Тикарам Дата выпуска 2005 Жанр Поп, Джаз Длительность 40:08 Страна …   Википедия

  • sentimental — Adj std. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. sentimental, ausgelöst durch den Roman A sentimental Journey through France and Italy von L. Sterne (1768). Das englische Wort ist von Sterne zu ne. sentiment Empfindung gebildet und wird dann auch… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • sentimental — sentimental, ale (san ti man tal, ta l ) adj. 1°   Où il y a du sentiment, qui annonce du sentiment. Un ton sentimental. •   Des vers sentimentaux En style sentimental, je pourrais vous dire que je me plais parmi les tombeaux, P. L. COUR. Lett. I …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • sentimental — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. Que se emociona con fa cilidad: Julia es una persona emotiva y muy sentimental. adjetivo 1. Que expresa sentimientos de ternura y afecto. 2. Que tiende a actuar por impulsos afectivos de una manera… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • sentimental — (De sentimiento). 1. adj. Que alberga o suscita sentimientos tiernos o amorosos. 2. Propenso a tales sentimientos. U. t. c. s.) 3. Perteneciente o relativo al sentimiento. Educación sentimental. 4. Exagerado en la expresión de sus sentimientos. U …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 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 sentimentalism noun …   English terms dictionary

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