sentimentality

English Thesaurus

1. falsely emotional in a maudlin way (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	emotionalism, emotionality,
definition	:	emotional nature or quality (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	corn,
definition	:	something sentimental or trite (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	schmaltz, schmalz, shmaltz,
definition	:	(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	sentimentalism,
definition	:	a predilection for sentimentality (noun.attribute)

2. extravagant or affected feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	sentiment,
definition	:	tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	bathos, mawkishness,
definition	:	insincere pathos (noun.feeling)

3. falsely emotional in a maudlin way (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy,
definition	:	effusively or insincerely emotional (adj.all)

derivation	:	overemotional, sloppy,
definition	:	excessively or abnormally emotional (adj.all)

4. extravagant or affected feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	sentimental,
definition	:	given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality (adj.all)

5. falsely emotional in a maudlin way (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy,
definition	:	effusively or insincerely emotional (adj.all)

derivation	:	overemotional, sloppy,
definition	:	excessively or abnormally emotional (adj.all)

6. extravagant or affected feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	sentimental,
definition	:	given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality (adj.all)