Affection
Affection noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.
Sentimentality and affection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sentimentality" instead a noun "Affection".
Sentimentality
Sentimentality noun - The state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion).
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Synonyms for Sentimentality
Affection and sentimentality are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Sentimentality".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- love and affection
- love and sentimentality
- feeling and affection
- feeling and sentimentality
- fondness and affection
- fondness and sentimentality
- passion and affection
- passion and sentimentality
- sentiment and affection
- sentiment and sentimentality
- tenderness and affection
- tenderness and sentimentality
- warmth and affection
- warmth and sentimentality
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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A Dinosaur's Story, Louie believes this at first, as he leaves home because his mother embarrasses him by slobbering kisses all over him, and refuses to kiss or show affection to Cecelia because he's been led to believe that showing any sentimentality is "unmanly."
Source: Real Men Hate Affection
Cite this Source
Sentimentality and Affection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affection/sentimentality
Affection & Sentimentality. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affection/sentimentality>.
Sentimentality or Affection. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affection/sentimentality.
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