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sentimentality

/ˌsentɪmenˈtæləti/noun

उच्चारण सेन्टिमेन्टैलटी

अति-भावुकता, भावुकतापन

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] disapproving

    the quality of being too emotional, especially in showing feelings of love, sadness or nostalgia in a way that seems exaggerated

    अति-भावुकता, भावुकतापन

    • The film is full of cheap sentimentality.
    • There is no room for sentimentality in business.

    Synonyms mawkishness schmaltz emotionalism sloppiness

    Opposite realism hard-headedness

◇Word family
sentiment nounsentimental adjectivesentimentally adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

mawkishness schmaltz emotionalism sloppiness

Antonyms

realism hard-headedness

?Which word?

Do not confuse sentiment (a feeling or opinion, as in 'public sentiment') and sentimentality (too much emotion, usually used disapprovingly).

Sentiment (भावना या राय, जैसे 'public sentiment') और sentimentality (अति-भावुकता, प्रायः नकारात्मक अर्थ में) में भ्रम न करें।