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sentimentalist

UK
/ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪst/
US
/ˌsɛntəˈmɛnəlist/

Translations

sentimentalistnoun
sentimentalists
pl
UK
/ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪst/
US
/ˌsɛntəˈmɛnəlist/
He was known as a sentimentalist who often cried during movies.
Его знали как сентименталиста, который часто плакал во время фильмов.
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.

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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