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sentimentalist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who is sentimental.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: romanticist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English sentimental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English sentimentalist From sentimental + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: sentimentalist — person who is sentimental
  • Greek: αισθηματίας (aisthimatías) — person who is sentimental
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sentimentalist — person who is sentimental
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sentimentalist — person who is sentimental
  • Portuguese: sentimentalista — person who is sentimental
  • Swedish: sentimentalist — person who is sentimental