English noun: sentimentalism | |||
1. | sentimentalism (communication) the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expression, formulation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | glop, mush, slop, treacle | ||
2. | sentimentalism (attribute) a predilection for sentimentality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness | ||