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
Yearning and sentimentality are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yearning" instead a noun "Sentimentality".
Yearning
Yearning noun - A strong wish for something.
Sentimentality and yearning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sentimentality" instead a noun "Yearning".
Nearby Words: yearned, yearningly
How words are described
| romantic | romantic sentimentality | romantic yearning |
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