sentimental
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/, /ˌsɛniˈmɛnl̩/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental (comparative more sentimental, superlative most sentimental)
- Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.
- 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.
- Wish I was old and a little sentimental
- 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.
- Derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment.
- Romantic.
QuotationsEdit
- 1885: Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado,
- Are you in sentimental mood?
- I'll sigh with you.
- 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.
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
|
|
|
AnagramsEdit
Bikol CentralEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Spanish sentimental.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental
See alsoEdit
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental (masculine and feminine plural sentimentals)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “sentimental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃.tal/
- Homophones: sentimentale, sentimentales
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental (feminine sentimentale, masculine plural sentimentaux, feminine plural sentimentales)
Further readingEdit
- “sentimental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GalicianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental m or f (plural sentimentais)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “sentimental” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental (strong nominative masculine singular sentimentaler, comparative sentimentaler, superlative am sentimentalsten)
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
- “sentimental” in Duden online
- “sentimental” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)
AntonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “sentimental” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)
AntonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “sentimental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French sentimental.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental m or f (plural sentimentais)
Derived termsEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French sentimental.
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental m or n (feminine singular sentimentală, masculine plural sentimentali, feminine and neuter plural sentimentale)
DeclensionEdit
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 |
Related termsEdit
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
sentimental (plural sentimentales)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “sentimental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014