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sentimentalist

UK
/ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪst/
US
/ˌsɛntəˈmɛnəlist/

Translations

sentimentalistnoun
sentimentalists
pl
UK
/ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪst/
US
/ˌsɛntəˈmɛnəlist/
As a sentimentalist, she often found herself moved to tears by old movies and love stories.
En tant que sentimentaliste, elle se retrouvait souvent émue aux larmes par de vieux films et des histoires d’amour.
Additional translations
sentimentalisteEn philosophie morale et en critique littéraire, désigne un adepte du sentimentalisme.
Synonyms
romantic
idealist
dreamer
softie
emotionalist
sentimentalistadjective
UK
/ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪst/
US
/ˌsɛntəˈmɛntəlɪst/
Used attributively before a noun (e.g., “sentimentalist theory”), functioning as a relational adjective.
The novel reflects a decidedly sentimentalist perspective on human nature.
Le roman reflète une perspective résolument sentimentaliste sur la nature humaine.

Definitions

sentimentalistnoun
A person who is prone to emotional feelings or who values emotions and sentimentality over reason.
As a sentimentalist, she often found herself moved to tears by old movies and love stories.
An adherent or advocate of sentimentalism, especially in moral philosophy or literary theory.
The eighteenth-century sentimentalist argued that moral judgments arise from feelings rather than reason.
sentimentalistadjective
Relating to or characteristic of sentimentalism or its proponents.
The novel reflects a decidedly sentimentalist perspective on human nature.
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