Sentimentalist

/ˌsentɪˈmentəlɪst/
noun

A person who bases actions and reactions on emotions rather than on reason, often exaggerating the significance of emotional aspects.

John is such a sentimentalist, he cries every time he watches a romantic movie.
Visual representation of "sentimentalist" - A person who bases actions and reactions on emotions rather than on reason, often exaggerating the significance of emotional aspects

Often appears as...

  • hopeless sentimentalist
  • romantic sentimentalist
noun

A person who indulges in excessive sentimentality, a person prone to sentimental emotion.

She is a sentimentalist, often overreacting to events due to the emphasis she puts on her feelings.
Visual representation of "sentimentalist" - A person who indulges in excessive sentimentality, a person prone to sentimental emotion

Often appears as...

  • overzealous sentimentalist
  • excessive sentimentalist
noun

A person who acts in a sentimental manner, or who holds sentimental opinions.

As a sentimentalist, he attaches high importance to feelings and affections.
Visual representation of "sentimentalist" - A person who acts in a sentimental manner, or who holds sentimental opinions

Often appears as...

  • understanding sentimentalist
  • embracing sentimentalist
noun

A person who bases actions and reactions on emotions rather than on reason, often exaggerating the significance of emotional aspects.

John is such a sentimentalist, he cries every time he watches a romantic movie.
Visual representation of "sentimentalist" - A person who bases actions and reactions on emotions rather than on reason, often exaggerating the significance of emotional aspects

Often appears as...

  • hopeless sentimentalist
  • romantic sentimentalist
noun

A person who indulges in excessive sentimentality, a person prone to sentimental emotion.

She is a sentimentalist, often overreacting to events due to the emphasis she puts on her feelings.
Visual representation of "sentimentalist" - A person who indulges in excessive sentimentality, a person prone to sentimental emotion

Often appears as...

  • overzealous sentimentalist
  • excessive sentimentalist
noun

A person who acts in a sentimental manner, or who holds sentimental opinions.

As a sentimentalist, he attaches high importance to feelings and affections.
Visual representation of "sentimentalist" - A person who acts in a sentimental manner, or who holds sentimental opinions

Often appears as...

  • understanding sentimentalist
  • embracing sentimentalist
Definition 1 of 3
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Emotional Influence

Understand that 'sentimentalist' highlights emotion-driven behavior rather than logical thinking.

Illustration for Emotional Influence
My brother, the sentimentalist, gave away his lunch to a stray dog out of pity.
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Not Always Negative

While it might imply excess, 'sentimentalist' isn't always a negative term; it can show empathy.

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His sentimentalist views made him a favorite among those in need.
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Context Matters

Sentimentalist’ can signal genuine or exaggerated emotions. The context reveals which one.

Illustration for Context Matters
In a sensitive situation, her sentimentalist approach either reassured or irked people.
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Emotional Influence

Understand that 'sentimentalist' highlights emotion-driven behavior rather than logical thinking.

Illustration for Emotional Influence
My brother, the sentimentalist, gave away his lunch to a stray dog out of pity.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Not Always Negative

While it might imply excess, 'sentimentalist' isn't always a negative term; it can show empathy.

Illustration for Not Always Negative
His sentimentalist views made him a favorite among those in need.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Context Matters

Sentimentalist’ can signal genuine or exaggerated emotions. The context reveals which one.

Illustration for Context Matters
In a sensitive situation, her sentimentalist approach either reassured or irked people.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Emotional Influence

Understand that 'sentimentalist' highlights emotion-driven behavior rather than logical thinking.

Illustration for Emotional Influence
My brother, the sentimentalist, gave away his lunch to a stray dog out of pity.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Not Always Negative

While it might imply excess, 'sentimentalist' isn't always a negative term; it can show empathy.

Illustration for Not Always Negative
His sentimentalist views made him a favorite among those in need.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Context Matters

Sentimentalist’ can signal genuine or exaggerated emotions. The context reveals which one.

Illustration for Context Matters
In a sensitive situation, her sentimentalist approach either reassured or irked people.
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Quote examples

Kelsey Grammer

American Actor

I think it's important to approach a house in a way that's reflective of the original environment. Maybe I'm a sentimentalist, but I think that certain geographies call out for certain architecture. I like residences that reflect their place.
Portrait of Kelsey Grammer

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Gilbert K. Chesterton

English Writer

The ordinary scientific man is strictly a sentimentalist. He is a sentimentalist in this essential sense, that he is soaked and swept away by mere associations.
Portrait of Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Peter Sellers

English Actor

I look in the mirror, and what I see is someone who has never grown up - a crashing sentimentalist who alternates between great heights and black depths.
Portrait of Peter Sellers

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Vanessa Paradis

French Musician

I am a complete sentimentalist when it comes to clothes. I have so many memories attached to them that I can't throw anything out.
Portrait of Vanessa Paradis

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Lillie Langtry

British Actress

The sentimentalist ages far more quickly than the person who loves his work and enjoys new challenges.
Portrait of Lillie Langtry

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James Earl Jones

American Actor

I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm not a romantic really.
Portrait of James Earl Jones

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Noah Centineo

American Actor

I love being sentimental and remembering things. I literally am a sentimentalist.
Portrait of Noah Centineo

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Howard Jacobson

British Novelist

I like a singalong. And I'm a bit of a sentimentalist for the past myself.
Portrait of Howard Jacobson

Quote examples

Kelsey Grammer

American Actor

I think it's important to approach a house in a way that's reflective of the original environment. Maybe I'm a sentimentalist, but I think that certain geographies call out for certain architecture. I like residences that reflect their place.
Portrait of Kelsey Grammer

Quote examples

Gilbert K. Chesterton

English Writer

The ordinary scientific man is strictly a sentimentalist. He is a sentimentalist in this essential sense, that he is soaked and swept away by mere associations.
Portrait of Gilbert K. Chesterton

Quote examples

Peter Sellers

English Actor

I look in the mirror, and what I see is someone who has never grown up - a crashing sentimentalist who alternates between great heights and black depths.
Portrait of Peter Sellers

Quote examples

Vanessa Paradis

French Musician

I am a complete sentimentalist when it comes to clothes. I have so many memories attached to them that I can't throw anything out.
Portrait of Vanessa Paradis

Quote examples

Lillie Langtry

British Actress

The sentimentalist ages far more quickly than the person who loves his work and enjoys new challenges.
Portrait of Lillie Langtry

Quote examples

James Earl Jones

American Actor

I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm not a romantic really.
Portrait of James Earl Jones

Quote examples

Noah Centineo

American Actor

I love being sentimental and remembering things. I literally am a sentimentalist.
Portrait of Noah Centineo

Quote examples

Howard Jacobson

British Novelist

I like a singalong. And I'm a bit of a sentimentalist for the past myself.
Portrait of Howard Jacobson
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