Sentimentalismo (en. Sentimentality)

/sente.men.taˈlismo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Attitude or trend that emphasizes people's feelings and emotions.

The sentimentality present in her literary work brings it closer to romanticism.

El sentimentalismo presente en su obra literaria la acerca al romanticismo.

Overabundance of feelings in artistic expression.

The melodrama of classical theater often falls into sentimentality.

El melodrama del teatro clásico a menudo incurre en sentimentalismo.

Approach that prioritizes the emotional over the rational in a discussion or argument.

His argumentation was based more on sentimentality than on concrete facts.

Su argumentación se basó más en el sentimentalismo que en hechos concretos.

It comes from the Latin 'sentimentum', which means 'sense' or 'feeling', and the suffix '-ism', which indicates a doctrine or tendency.

sentimentality on the surface

A state in which feelings are very intense and visible.

sentimentalismo a flor de piel

to make a sentimental drama

To exaggerate feelings to provoke an emotional reaction in others.

hacer un drama sentimental

cheap sentimentality

It refers to situations or expressions that are superficial and not deep.

sentimentalismo barato

feeling

Emotional experience that can include love, sadness, joy, among others.

sentimiento

sensitivity

Ability to perceive or feel intensely.

sensibilidad

emotion

Affective reaction to an internal or external stimulus.

emoción

To be corny

That movie has so much sentimentality that it feels corny.

Esa película tiene tanto sentimentalismo que se siente cursi.

Crybaby

Whenever he sees something sad, he starts with his sentimentality and becomes a crybaby.

Siempre que ve algo triste, empieza con su sentimentalismo y se vuelve llorón.