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Tender emotional response disproportionate to the situation at hand
Sentimentality originally indicated the reliance on feelings as a guide to truth, but in current usage the term commonly connotes a reliance on shallow
Sentimentality
2010 book by Theodore Dalrymple
Spoilt Rotten: The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality (subtitle in US editions: How Britain is Ruined by Its Children) is a non-fiction book by the British writer
Spoilt_Rotten
Japanese rock band
2006, they released their first DVD (RGBDVD), followed by the EP New Sentimentality the following year. In 2009, Toe released a split EP with the band Collections
Toe_(band)
Topics referred to by the same term
nostalgia or nostalgic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past. Nostalgia may also refer to: Nostalghia, a 1983 Russian-Italian
Nostalgia_(disambiguation)
1998 film by Tom Shadyac
received generally negative reviews from critics, with criticism for the sentimentality and direction. However, it was a box-office success, grossing $202.3
Patch_Adams_(film)
Founder of Mother's Day (1864-1948)
floral, and greeting card industries. The symbols she valued for their sentimentality, such as the white carnation, easily became commodified and commercialized
Anna_Jarvis
2007 novel by Stephen King
rewrote the manuscript, editing out much of what he perceived as over-sentimentality in the original text, and offered the book for publication in 2007.
Blaze_(novel)
American painter (1834–1903)
American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral allusion in painting and was a leading proponent of the credo
James_McNeill_Whistler
English cultural critic and author (born 1949)
Culture, What's Left of It (2005) and Spoilt Rotten: The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality (2010). In his writing, Daniels frequently argues that the views prevalent
Theodore_Dalrymple
French painter (1798–1863)
nature in often violent action. However, Delacroix was given to neither sentimentality nor bombast, and his Romanticism was that of an individualist. In the
Eugène_Delacroix
1991 film by Mike Nichols
for the cast and Ford's performance but criticism for its perceived sentimentality. It grossed $87.9 million at the box office on a production budget of
Regarding_Henry
2024 comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly
of The Guardian described the film as "a mix of boorish swagger and sentimentality typical of Farrelly," praising Cena’s performance but noting "the laughs
Ricky_Stanicky
Genre of rock music designed for large audiences
Typical themes of arena rock lyrics include love, heartbreak, angst, and sentimentality. Many of the above labels are used pejoratively, and discussions over
Arena_rock
American specialist reporters
stories") with emphasis on the human interest angle using language of sentimentality. The label was coined in 1907 during coverage of a scandalous murder
Sob_sister
Contrast of one emotion from another
Fondness · Liking · Attraction · Caring · Tenderness · Compassion · Sentimentality Lust/Sexual desire Desire · Passion · Infatuation Longing Longing Joy
Emotion_classification
First novel published by Kurt Vonnegut in 1952
in society have been replaced by machines. The book uses irony and sentimentality, which were to become hallmarks developed further in Vonnegut's later
Player_Piano_(novel)
Painting by Jean Siméon Chardin
tranquillity – Chardin's area of interest – with an uncharacteristic touch of sentimentality. Chardin, who had made his fame painting still life, had at this point
Saying_Grace_(Chardin)
2008 novel by Arvind Adiga
impoverished areas of rural India, and he "wanted to do so without sentimentality or portraying them as mirthless humorless weaklings as they are usually
The_White_Tiger_(Adiga_novel)
2025 British film by Kirk Jones
called it "funny, fierce and full of heart," noting how the film avoids sentimentality in portraying Tourette's. In the Financial Times, the review observed
I_Swear_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sentimental, the adjectival form of sentimentality, may also refer to: Sentimental (film), a 1981 Argentinian film show
Sentimental
Style of music
early 20th century, their popularity faded, but the association with sentimentality led to the term ballad being used for a slow love song from the 1950s
Sentimental_ballad
Australian comedy-drama television series
as "a small marvel of sustained tone. The slightest overstatement or sentimentality could capsize the delicate sendup of tough-guy clichés, but Ryan (who
Mr_Inbetween
Type of emotional response
Resentment Revenge Sadness melancholy Saudade Schadenfreude Sehnsucht Sentimentality Shame Shock Shyness Solitude Social connection Sorrow Spite Stress chronic
Amygdala_hijack
Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film
Bhama Ayyo Rama Review: Suhas starrer refuses to commit to its own sentimentality". Cinema Express. "Oh Bhama Ayyo Rama Review: An utterly silly drama"
Oh_Bhama_Ayyo_Rama
British sociologist (1942–2013)
management", including the mismanagement of emotions in the form of sentimentality, overreaction, and emotional denial. He is also known for developing
Stanley_Cohen_(sociologist)
1971 television film directed by Buzz Kulik
television critic called "highly restrained, steering clear of any overt sentimentality [yet conveying] the genuine affection the two men felt so deeply for
Brian's_Song
Sentimentality for the 1970s
Sentimentality for the 1970s
1970s_nostalgia
1900 short story by Willa Cather
"The Sentimentality of William Tavener" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Library in May 1900. William and Hester, live in McPherson
The Sentimentality of William Tavener
The_Sentimentality_of_William_Tavener
2026 film by Kyle Balda
felt all elements of the film, "humor, mystery, goofiness and even sentimentality, all balanced beautifully". It's a movie that treats each member of
The_Sheep_Detectives
American writer
reviewed it with the following observation: "there is not a scintilla of sentimentality in this exquisite novel. Instead, in its careful words and vibrating
Elizabeth_Strout
British television series
of longing, anxiety and family bickering ... [which] retreats into sentimentality". For her role, Aimee Lou Wood received a nomination for Leading Actress
Film_Club_(TV_series)
2026 film by Daniel Chong
it a "charming" and "action-packed" fable that avoids drifting into sentimentality by leaning into its "weird, wacky and witty" humor without losing its
Hoppers_(film)
2005 film by Christian Carion
states, "The poignant humanity on display in Joyeux Noël makes its sentimentality forgivable". Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of
Joyeux_Noël
2023 biographical drama film by Oliver Parker
7.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Sweet without straying into sentimentality, The Great Escaper gains added resonance thanks to a pair of stellar
The_Great_Escaper
American band
Pretty Sick. Pitchfork gave the album a score of 7.0, praising the sentimentality of its "gritty, digitized mutation of 2000s electroclash and indie rock"
The_Hellp
1974 American biographical drama film by Bob Fosse
saintliness laid on Lenny Bruce are the ultimate in modern showbiz sentimentality." One of the less enthusiastic reviews came from Roger Ebert, stating
Lenny_(film)
1989 film by Ron Howard
"favourite fantasy object" in movies. She liked how the film used "sentimentality and wryness distributed in satisfying proportions" and had "so much
Parenthood_(film)
Fictional character in The Old Curiosity Shop
find her. Her death has been described as "the apotheosis of Victorian sentimentality." In the novel Nell Trent is a beautiful and virtuous young girl of
Nell_Trent
2019–2022 British streaming TV series
Independent gave the series 2/5 stars, adding that it was "bogged down by sentimentality". Brian Lowry for CNN called the series "admirable" and "quirky", but
After_Life_(TV_series)
American novelist (1943–2014)
for The New York Review of Books, criticized the book for "unabashed sentimentality" and described it as a "fantasy to confirm our threatened sense of old-fashioned
Kent_Haruf
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
aggressiveness, assertiveness, bullying, egotism, inferiority complex [and] sentimentality'". Those present were shocked to hear Thatcher's utterances and "appalled"
Margaret_Thatcher
2025 Lebanese film
for its emotionally rich narrative spanning three decades, avoiding sentimentality through complex, non-stereotypical characters. While concluding his
A_Sad_and_Beautiful_World
2010 novel by Malorie Blackman
responsibilities is genuinely moving, while staying on the right side of sentimentality." Nicholas Tucker in The Independent described the novel as, at times
Boys_Don't_Cry_(novel)
Notebook that is passed among children and teens for anonymous remarks
changed [the Victorian era's faux veneer of sentimentality and taboos]. We have learned the price of sentimentality. The youngsters of today are facing life
Slam_book
American singer and songwriter (born 1966)
blockbuster movie, with all the explosions, special effects, ersatz sentimentality, gratuitous cleavage, and emphasis on spectacle over coherence that
Janet_Jackson
2026 Indian Tamil-language film
Subramanian of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote, "Forced sentimentality and the all-too-familiar romanticization of tradition keep pulling the
Happy_Raj
2006 song by My Chemical Romance
struggles with cancer. "Cancer" was praised by music critics for its sentimentality, though its bleakness was deemed excessive by some; nonetheless, it
Cancer_(song)
American/British documentary television series
the sequence. Most often, the show finishes with a short moment of sentimentality (where those involved often speak of their emotions on the disaster)
Seconds_from_Disaster
2004 drama film by Chazz Palminteri
sentiment instead." Many critics' reviews criticized the film's elements of sentimentality, with Dave Kehr of The New York Times describing it as a "heap of platitudes"
Noel_(film)
2012 studio album by the Avett Brothers
lamentation to Beatles bounce, tied together by a sweet Southern-bro sentimentality." Upon its release, The Carpenter by The Avett Brothers received generally
The_Carpenter_(album)
Phenomenological concept
Resentment Revenge Sadness melancholy Saudade Schadenfreude Sehnsucht Sentimentality Shame Shock Shyness Solitude Social connection Sorrow Spite Stress chronic
Lived_experience
1987 short story collection by Richard Ford
stories from Ford's debut collection are notable for both their lack of sentimentality and undercurrent of menace. Raymond Carver selected Ford's short story
Rock Springs (short story collection)
Rock_Springs_(short_story_collection)
2006 film by Gabriele Muccino
obstacles and solutions before its resilient hero that the volume of sentimentality and coincidence makes it feel suspect ... Neither Conrad's script nor
The_Pursuit_of_Happyness
Japanese film director (1912–1998)
the 1940s to the 1960s. Kinoshita's films were marked by a sense of sentimentality, purity, and beauty, and often featured experimentation in both technique
Keisuke_Kinoshita
Unpleasant feeling of a psychological nature
Resentment Revenge Sadness melancholy Saudade Schadenfreude Sehnsucht Sentimentality Shame Shock Shyness Solitude Social connection Sorrow Spite Stress chronic
Psychological_pain
Attribution of human emotion and conduct to non-human things
Painters (1856). Ruskin coined the term pathetic fallacy to criticize the sentimentality that was common to the poetry of the late 18th century, especially among
Pathetic_fallacy
2024 American film by Ned Benson
it's lost in a shallow treatment that's too often content to rely on sentimentality." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score
The_Greatest_Hits_(film)
1788 novel by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
It records the fate of a child of nature corrupted by the artificial sentimentality of the French upper classes in the late eighteenth century. Bernardin
Paul_et_Virginie
1952 novel by John Steinbeck
Noël, Hannah (2015). Defending Steinbeck: Morality, Philosophy, and Sentimentality in East of Eden (PDF) (BA thesis). Asheville, North Carolina: The University
East_of_Eden_(novel)
2010 American film directed by Mick Jackson
performance received particular acclaim for its depth and precision, avoiding sentimentality while portraying Grandin's growth with nuance. The film's avoidance
Temple_Grandin_(film)
Israeli and American actress (born 1981)
presence" and commended her for playing the part without unnecessary sentimentality. It only received a limited theatrical release and was distributed on
Natalie_Portman
2022 Indian Hindi-language film by Vikas Bhal
Bachchan-Rashmika Mandana's film delivers broad humour and heavy-handed sentimentality, which succeeds best when the emotion occasionally swims to the top
Goodbye_(2022_film)
1983 single by 38 Special
Southern and arena rock at its core." He additionally remarked, "The sentimentality in the lyrics is balanced by the upbeat tempo and rock-driven arrangement
Back_Where_You_Belong
1952 film by Michael Curtiz
nostalgia, drama and humor, with only occasional slopping over into sentimentality." Harrison's Reports thought that the film "captures much of the charm
The_Story_of_Will_Rogers
Sentimentality for the 1980s
Sentimentality for the 1980s
1980s_nostalgia
1987 studio album by Leslie Cheung
"Ecstasy" (妄想) – 4:02 "Enduring Together" (共同渡過) – 4:23 "Difficult Sentimentality" (情難自控) – 4:13 "Enough" (夠了) – 3:53 "Please Don't Misunderstand" (請勿越軌)
Summer_Romance
1939 film by Victor Fleming
the second half, and how it ends up losing its theme in unconvincing sentimentality. Kauffmann also finds interesting parallels with The Godfather, which
Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)
American actor, comedian and writer
(October 24, 2012). "Review: 'I Ought to Be in Pictures' steeped in sentimentality". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2015. Sandomir, Richard (April
Robert_Wuhl
2023 memoir by Connie Wang
story that was not "sad" but rather reflected a different angle and sentimentality to diaspora narratives. Coinciding with Connie Wang's own introduction
Oh_My_Mother!
2013 film by George Tillman Jr.
a performance rich in anger, sadness, and confusion, but devoid of sentimentality. […] But even though the grubby street melodrama on the periphery sometimes
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
The_Inevitable_Defeat_of_Mister_&_Pete
the juice has become a national icon and source of much nostalgia and sentimentality in the country. Known for it distinct pyramid shaped box, Bonjus has
Bonjus
1997 fatal car crash in Paris, France
we cringe to think about it." In 2010, Theodore Dalrymple suggested "sentimentality, both spontaneous and generated by the exaggerated attention of the
Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Death_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
2021 studio album by Ayra Starr
adolescence into early adulthood with growing confidence, artistic zeal, sentimentality and empathy. Ayra Starr worked with producers London, Andre Vibez, Louddaaa
19_&_Dangerous
1994 film by Penny Marshall
called it "Inherently condescending, and finally awash in warm-bath sentimentality, this setup never goes out of style." On Rotten Tomatoes it holds a
Renaissance_Man_(film)
1994 film by Howard Zieff
the first film, perhaps the producers thought it depended on gentle sentimentality, in which a likable young girl deals with the loss of loved ones. As
My_Girl_2
Relationship between the UK and the US
Group. Robert M. Hendershot, Family Spats: Perception, Illusion, and Sentimentality in the Anglo-American Special Relationship (2008) MacDonald, John (1986)
Special_Relationship
Radio or TV serial
serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term soap opera originated from radio dramas' original sponsorship
Soap_opera
1993 US drama film by Tim Hunter
And Dillon, saddled with sainthood in the film's title, plays against sentimentality most of the time." Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader wrote, "This
The_Saint_of_Fort_Washington
English poet and novelist (1749–1806)
expression of woeful sentiment and her early novels show development in sentimentality. Later novels such as Desmond (1792) and The Old Manor House (1793)
Charlotte_Smith_(writer)
1985 charity song
Marsh agreed with some of the criticisms, he felt that, despite its sentimentality, "We Are the World" was a large-scale pop event with serious political
We_Are_the_World
Process of voluntarily giving away organs
("opt-out") system are sociologic fears of a new system, moral objection, sentimentality, and worries of the management of the objection registry for those who
Organ_donation
Polish-British writer (1857–1924)
novels. Conrad was a reserved man, wary of showing emotion. He scorned sentimentality; his manner of portraying emotion in his books was full of restraint
Joseph_Conrad
he brings her roses, she points out that dead flowers have all the sentimentality of a person handing over the corpses of her distant relatives. Trotty
List_of_Fables_characters
1979 studio album by Christopher Cross
song quality and Cross's skillful musicianship: "Yes, he does favor sentimentality and can be very sweet on the ballads, but his melodicism is rich and
Christopher_Cross_(album)
2015 Japanese novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
2018. James Hadfield. "'Cafe Funiculi Funicula': Extra spoonfuls of sentimentality make this flick hard to swallow". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-09-08
Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold
2026 film by Ol Parker
wrote, "The film can’t escape all of the usual genre tropes or overt sentimentality, yet that's tempered by a bawdy sense of humor and fits of wild broad
Office_Romance_(2026_film)
2nd episode of the 4th season of Fringe
as the exploration of the parallel universe and the use of love and sentimentality that leads to different lifestyle choices. Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv)
One_Night_in_October
2012 American action thriller film
slick direction, marked by quick cuts, unstinting energy and a lack of sentimentality, makes the action scenes satisfying," but thought the dialogue was "riddled
Safe_(2012_film)
2024 novel by Marie-Helene Bertino
novel "astonishing" and says that the novel "refuses to give in to sentimentality or serendipity or the idea of everything working out for a reason".
Beautyland
1957 science fiction novel by John Wyndham
page 90 the story begins to bog down under layers of polite restraint, sentimentality, lethargy and women's-magazine masochism, and it never lifts its head
The_Midwich_Cuckoos
2012 American film
of this romp, "Fun Size" actually accomplished something charming: sentimentality without normality." List of films set around Halloween "Fun Size (2012)"
Fun_Size
2025 British comedy film
Wallis Island hums along a sweet melody without lapsing into outright sentimentality, mining a great deal of warmth from its humble premise." Metacritic
The_Ballad_of_Wallis_Island
2006 American musical TV movie
from critics, with praise for its cast and music but criticism for its sentimentality; it was more positively received by audiences. The film's soundtrack
High_School_Musical
1997 television film
subtle and moving of actresses...and Mr. Leonard skillfully avoids easy sentimentality to create an admirably steel-edged portrait". The Hartford Courant wrote
In_the_Gloaming_(film)
1993 studio album by Tom Waits
and cold, "The Briar and the Rose" is a ballad of almost Victorian sentimentality. Its lyrics sound folkloric or even fairytale-like in their language
The_Black_Rider_(album)
1991 film by Howard Zieff
curiously gutless and unmoving, as Zieff finds himself stuck with a sentimentality without substance, a poetry without pain." Peter Rainer of the Los Angeles
My_Girl_(film)
Japanese aesthetic about imperfection
in haiku. Many of his works, like other wabi-sabi expressions, avoid sentimentality or superfluous adjectives, instead presenting the "devastating imagery
Wabi-sabi
1980 studio album by Harry Chapin
tracks. The Boston Globe wrote that "the album is bogged down in gushing sentimentality, and is ultimately 44 minutes, 35 seconds of maudlin musical waste."
Sequel_(album)
2001 American drama film by Jessie Nelson
Sam is not a bad movie, and its intentions are unimpeachable. But its sentimentality is so relentless and its narrative so predictable that the life is very
I_Am_Sam
Artistic and philosophical movement
and "ideality," "primary origin" and "originality," "sincerity" and "sentimentality." All of these concepts are now being reborn in the form of "trans-subjectivity
Post-postmodernism
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Bidyut | பீதயà¯à®‚த
Lightning, Electricity
Male
Russian
(Глеб) Russian name GLEB means "bread."Â
Male
Dutch
, supplanter.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Overseer of the treasury, or of the storehouse.
Girl/Female
Latin
Precious.
Girl/Female
Indian
Godess of Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Precious; Loveable
Boy/Male
Muslim
Concealed, Veiled
Girl/Female
Tamil
Subhashini | ஸà¯à®ªà®¾à®·à®¿à®¨à¯€
Well spoken, Soft-spoken
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Sacred Flower
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superl.
Tending to produce nausea; sickening; as, a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality.
n.
The quality or state of being sentimental.
n.
The quality of being sentimental; the character or behavior of a sentimentalist; sentimentality.