sentimental
/ˌsentɪˈmentl/adjective
उच्चारण सेन्टिमेन्टल
भावनात्मक, भावुक
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connected with your emotions, rather than reason
भावनात्मक, भावुक
- The old watch has great sentimental value for me.
- He kept the letters for sentimental reasons.
- She keeps the old photographs for sentimental reasons.
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- The ring has only sentimental value; it is not expensive.
- He felt sentimental about leaving his old school.
Synonyms emotional nostalgic personal heartfelt
Opposite practical rational unemotional
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often disapproving
producing emotions such as pity, romantic love or sadness, which may be too strong or not appropriate
अतिभावुक, भावुकता भरा
- a sentimental film
- He gets sentimental after a few songs.
- The sentimental song made the audience cry.
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- He is a sentimental man who weeps at weddings.
- The sentimental film was about a lost dog.
Synonyms mawkish maudlin soppy schmaltzy emotional
Opposite unsentimental hard-headed cynical realistic
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sentimental + about / over sth
Use about or over for the thing that stirs your tender feelings, usually the past or a keepsake.
जिस वस्तु से कोमल भावनाएँ जागें, प्रायः बीता समय या कोई यादगार चीज़, उसके लिए 'about' या 'over' आता है।
- My grandmother is sentimental about her old sewing machine.
- He gets sentimental over school memories.
sentimental value / reasons
Used for something that matters to you because of memories, not because of its price.
किसी वस्तु के लिए, जो अपनी क़ीमत के कारण नहीं बल्कि यादों के कारण महत्त्वपूर्ण हो।
- The watch has no great price but a lot of sentimental value.
- She kept the letter for sentimental reasons.
sentimental (critical sense)
It can criticise something that shows too much emotion and too little reason, such as a film or a speech.
यह उस चीज़ की आलोचना भी कर सकता है जिसमें भावना अधिक और तर्क कम हो, जैसे कोई फ़िल्म या भाषण।
- The film was too sentimental for my taste.
- A sentimental speech will not solve the farmers' problem.
sentimentality / sentimentally
Sentimentality is the uncountable noun, usually critical. The adverb sentimentally describes how someone speaks or acts.
Sentimentality uncountable noun है और प्रायः आलोचनात्मक होता है; adverb 'sentimentally' बताता है कि कोई कैसे बोलता या करता है।
- There was no room for sentimentality in the selection committee.
- He spoke sentimentally of his village.
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sentimental + noun
valuejourneysongattachmentreasons
- The old harmonium has sentimental value for our family.
adverb + sentimental
overlydeeplyslightlyratherfar too
- The serial was overly sentimental and slow.
get / feel / become + sentimental
getfeelbecometurn
- I always get sentimental at farewell parties.
sentimental + person
foolold mansoulheart
- He is a sentimental soul who keeps every ticket.
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- Radhika kept her first school bag for purely sentimental reasons.
राधिका ने अपना पहला स्कूल बैग केवल भावनात्मक कारणों से रख लिया।
- Do not be sentimental when you take a business decision.
व्यावसायिक निर्णय लेते समय भावुक न बनें।
- The old song made the whole family sentimental.
उस पुराने गीत ने पूरे परिवार को भावुक कर दिया।
- Critics called the novel sentimental and predictable.
आलोचकों ने उपन्यास को भावुकतापूर्ण और पूर्वानुमेय बताया।
- I get sentimental whenever I pass my old school.
अपने पुराने स्कूल के सामने से गुज़रते ही मैं भावुक हो जाता हूँ।
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✗ She is very sentiment about her hometown.
✓ She is very sentimental about her hometown.
After is/are an adjective is needed: sentimental, not the noun sentiment.
'is/are' के बाद adjective चाहिए: 'sentimental', न कि noun 'sentiment'।
✗ He is a sensitive person, so he gets sentimental on small things.
✓ He is a sensitive person, so he gets sentimental about small things.
Use about, not on, with sentimental.
'Sentimental' के साथ 'about' आता है, 'on' नहीं।
✗ I cried at the film because I am a sensible girl.
✓ I cried at the film because I am a sensitive girl.
Sensible means practical; sensitive means easily affected by feelings. They are look-alike words.
'Sensible' का अर्थ व्यावहारिक है; 'sensitive' का अर्थ भावनाओं से जल्दी प्रभावित होने वाला। ये मिलते-जुलते शब्द हैं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
emotional nostalgic personal heartfelt mawkish maudlin soppy schmaltzy
Antonyms
practical rational unemotional unsentimental hard-headed cynical realistic
AaSpelling
sen·ti·men·tal
With -ti- (not 'sentemental').
बीच में -ti- ('sentemental' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the emotional words together: sentimental (too emotional, often about the past), nostalgic (longing for the past), mawkish (sentimental in a silly way), maudlin (tearfully sentimental).
भावुकता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sentimental (अत्यधिक भावुक, प्रायः अतीत के बारे में), nostalgic (अतीत की लालसा), mawkish (मूर्खतापूर्ण भावुक), maudlin (आँसू भरी भावुकता)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sentimental value, sentimental attachment, sentimental song.
Collocations: sentimental value (भावनात्मक मूल्य, जो पैसे से नहीं मापा जाता), sentimental attachment (भावनात्मक लगाव), sentimental song (भावुक कर देने वाला गीत)। 'sentimental' का मतलब भावनाओं से जुड़ा हुआ है।