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sentimentalist

/ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪst/

/ˌsɛntəˈmɛnəlist/

sentimentalistnoun

sentimentalists

/ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪst/

/ˌsɛntəˈmɛnəlist/

Translations

He was known as a sentimentalist who often cried during movies.

Его знали как сентименталиста, который часто плакал во время фильмов.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

sentimentalistadjective

/ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪst/

/ˌsɛntəˈmɛntəlɪst/

Used attributively before a noun (e.g., “sentimentalist theory”), functioning as a relational adjective.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of sentimentalism or its proponents.

The novel reflects a decidedly sentimentalist perspective on human nature.