sentimental
sentimental; emotional.
English translations
- 01
sentimental
- 02
emotional
- 03
tender
Word details
- German meaning
- Sentimental bedeutet, von starken Gefühlen geprägt, oft übertrieben oder rührselig.
- English meaning
- sentimental
- Synonym
- gefühlvoll, rührselig
- German example
- Sie wurde sentimental, als sie alte Fotos ansah.
- English example
- She became sentimental when she looked at old photos.
- Comparative
- sentimentalerSuperlative: am sentimentalsten
Related words
- sentimentalisch
Sentimental
- Sentimentalität
Sentimentality
- kitschig
Kitsch means excessively sentimental, tasteless, or cheap-looking.
- unpathetisch
Unsentimental
- nah am Wasser gebaut
easily moved to tears, sentimental.
- Kitsch
Kitsch
- gefühlsselig
Sentimental
- gefühlsbetont
Emotional
- rührselig
Mawkish, overly sentimental
- tränenreich
Tearful
- Kitsche
kitsch
- Gefühlsduselei
Sentimentality
- Empfindelei
Sentimentalism
- Larmoyanz
lachrymosity
- Gefühligkeit
Sentimentality, emotionality
- schmalzig
Corny, sappy, schmaltzy
- auf die Tränendrüse drücken
To play the sympathy card
- larmoyant
Tearful, weepy
- schnulzig
corny
- Tümelei
Sentimentality, pettiness
- Wienerlied
Viennese song
Example sentences with “sentimental”
Er wird bei alter Musik immer sentimental. (He always gets sentimental when listening to old music.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the German spelling of 'sentimental'?
The spelling is identical to English, though the pronunciation follows German phonetic rules with a soft 's'.