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sentimental
relating to or influenced by feelings of tenderness, nostalgia, or emotion rather than reason
Synonyms
- nostalgic
- emotional
- tender
Antonyms
- unemotional
- practical
- detached
sentimental in a sentence
He kept the old ticket stub for sentimental reasons long after the concert ended.
Moving out of the house where he grew up left him feeling surprisingly sentimental about every scratched wall and creaky floorboard.
Where it comes from
From French sentiment 'feeling'
Memory hook
SENTIMENTAL — full of old feelings, like a keepsake bursting with SENTIMENT.
Word parts
- sens/sent — feel, perceive
sentimental: sent (feel) + -imental (relating to)
Read it in context
- The Turning Walls Arts
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