sentimentalist

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˌsɛn.təˈmɛn.təl.ɪst/ UK /ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.ɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #63414

Meanings

1

noun
a person who is excessively influenced by tender, nostalgic, or idealized feelings

He was no sentimentalist and judged the proposal by its practical effects.
2

noun
an adherent or practitioner of sentimentalism in art, literature, or philosophy

The critic described the novelist as a sentimentalist who placed feeling above reason.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who is excessively... romanticsofthearted person

2 noun · an adherent or practitioner... romanticist

More idealist

Opposites

realist pragmatist

Word family

Derived forms sentimentalistic

Related forms sentiment sentimental sentimentalism

Etymology

From sentimental + -ist. Sentimental developed from sentiment, borrowed through French from Medieval Latin sentimentum, 'feeling or opinion.' The noun can be neutral for an adherent of sentimentalism or critical for someone ruled by excessive feeling.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# sentimentalist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌsɛn.təˈmɛn.təl.ɪst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.ɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 63414

## Meanings
1. a person who is excessively influenced by tender, nostalgic, or idealized feelings
2. an adherent or practitioner of sentimentalism in art, literature, or philosophy

## Examples
- He was no sentimentalist and judged the proposal by its practical effects.
- The critic described the novelist as a sentimentalist who placed feeling above reason.

## Synonyms
- romantic
- romanticist
- idealist

## Antonyms
- realist
- pragmatist

## Derived Forms
- sentimentalistic

## Related Forms
- sentiment
- sentimental
- sentimentalism

## Etymology
From sentimental + -ist. Sentimental developed from sentiment, borrowed through French from Medieval Latin sentimentum, 'feeling or opinion.' The noun can be neutral for an adherent of sentimentalism or critical for someone ruled by excessive feeling.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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