sentimental

English

Etymology

sentiment +‎ -al

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/, /ˌsɛniˈmɛnl̩/
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  • Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal

Adjective

sentimental (comparative more sentimental, superlative most sentimental)

  1. Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.
    • 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.
      Wish I was old and a little sentimental
  2. Derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment.
  3. Romantic.

Quotations
  • 1944: Doris Day, Sentimental Journey,
    Gonna take a Sentimental Journey,
    Gonna set my heart at ease.
    Gonna make a Sentimental Journey,
    to renew old memories.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sentimental.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal
  • IPA(key): /sentimenˈtal/

Adjective

sentimental

  1. sentimental

See also

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

sentimental (masculine and feminine plural sentimentals)

  1. sentimental

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

sentimental (feminine sentimentale, masculine plural sentimentaux, feminine plural sentimentales)

  1. sentimental

Further reading

Galician

Adjective

sentimental m or f (plural sentimentais)

  1. sentimental

Derived terms

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːl/
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Adjective

sentimental (strong nominative masculine singular sentimentaler, comparative sentimentaler, superlative am sentimentalsten)

  1. sentimental

Declension
Positive forms of sentimental
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist sentimental sie ist sentimental es ist sentimental sie sind sentimental
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative sentimentaler sentimentale sentimentales sentimentale
genitive sentimentalen sentimentaler sentimentalen sentimentaler
dative sentimentalem sentimentaler sentimentalem sentimentalen
accusative sentimentalen sentimentale sentimentales sentimentale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der sentimentale die sentimentale das sentimentale die sentimentalen
genitive des sentimentalen der sentimentalen des sentimentalen der sentimentalen
dative dem sentimentalen der sentimentalen dem sentimentalen den sentimentalen
accusative den sentimentalen die sentimentale das sentimentale die sentimentalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein sentimentaler eine sentimentale ein sentimentales (keine) sentimentalen
genitive eines sentimentalen einer sentimentalen eines sentimentalen (keiner) sentimentalen
dative einem sentimentalen einer sentimentalen einem sentimentalen (keinen) sentimentalen
accusative einen sentimentalen eine sentimentale ein sentimentales (keine) sentimentalen
Comparative forms of sentimental
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist sentimentaler sie ist sentimentaler es ist sentimentaler sie sind sentimentaler
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative sentimentalerer sentimentalere sentimentaleres sentimentalere
genitive sentimentaleren sentimentalerer sentimentaleren sentimentalerer
dative sentimentalerem sentimentalerer sentimentalerem sentimentaleren
accusative sentimentaleren sentimentalere sentimentaleres sentimentalere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der sentimentalere die sentimentalere das sentimentalere die sentimentaleren
genitive des sentimentaleren der sentimentaleren des sentimentaleren der sentimentaleren
dative dem sentimentaleren der sentimentaleren dem sentimentaleren den sentimentaleren
accusative den sentimentaleren die sentimentalere das sentimentalere die sentimentaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein sentimentalerer eine sentimentalere ein sentimentaleres (keine) sentimentaleren
genitive eines sentimentaleren einer sentimentaleren eines sentimentaleren (keiner) sentimentaleren
dative einem sentimentaleren einer sentimentaleren einem sentimentaleren (keinen) sentimentaleren
accusative einen sentimentaleren eine sentimentalere ein sentimentaleres (keine) sentimentaleren
Superlative forms of sentimental
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am sentimentalsten sie ist am sentimentalsten es ist am sentimentalsten sie sind am sentimentalsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative sentimentalster sentimentalste sentimentalstes sentimentalste
genitive sentimentalsten sentimentalster sentimentalsten sentimentalster
dative sentimentalstem sentimentalster sentimentalstem sentimentalsten
accusative sentimentalsten sentimentalste sentimentalstes sentimentalste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der sentimentalste die sentimentalste das sentimentalste die sentimentalsten
genitive des sentimentalsten der sentimentalsten des sentimentalsten der sentimentalsten
dative dem sentimentalsten der sentimentalsten dem sentimentalsten den sentimentalsten
accusative den sentimentalsten die sentimentalste das sentimentalste die sentimentalsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein sentimentalster eine sentimentalste ein sentimentalstes (keine) sentimentalsten
genitive eines sentimentalsten einer sentimentalsten eines sentimentalsten (keiner) sentimentalsten
dative einem sentimentalsten einer sentimentalsten einem sentimentalsten (keinen) sentimentalsten
accusative einen sentimentalsten eine sentimentalste ein sentimentalstes (keine) sentimentalsten

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.

Adjective

sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)

  1. sentimental

Antonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.

Adjective

sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)

  1. sentimental

Antonyms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French sentimental.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.t͡ʃi.mẽˈtaw/ [sẽ.t͡ʃi.mẽˈtaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽ.ti.mẽˈtal/ [sẽ.ti.mẽˈtaɫ]

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal

Adjective

sentimental m or f (plural sentimentais)

  1. sentimental

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

From French sentimental.

Adjective

sentimental m or n (feminine singular sentimentală, masculine plural sentimentali, feminine and neuter plural sentimentale)

  1. sentimental

Declension
Declension of sentimental
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite sentimental sentimentală sentimentali sentimentale
definite sentimentalul sentimentala sentimentalii sentimentalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite sentimental sentimentale sentimentali sentimentale
definite sentimentalului sentimentalei sentimentalilor sentimentalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sentimenˈtal/ [sẽn̪.t̪i.mẽn̪ˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: sen‧ti‧men‧tal

Adjective

sentimental (plural sentimentales)

  1. sentimental

Derived terms

Further reading
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