Emotion
Emotion noun - A subjective response to a person, thing, or situation.
Sentimentalism and emotion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sentimentalism" instead a noun "Emotion".
Sentimentalism
Sentimentalism noun - The state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion).
Usage example: the novel's sentimentalism bored me
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Synonyms for Sentimentalism
Emotion and sentimentalism are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emotion" instead a noun "Sentimentalism".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The emotion is adeptly handled without descending into sentimentalism, and the end is... well, perfectly heartwarming.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Calvin and Hobbes
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