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sentimentality

 
Dictionary: sen·ti·men·tal·i·ty   (sĕn'tə-mĕn-tăl'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
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n., pl., -ties.
  1. The quality or condition of being excessively or affectedly sentimental.
  2. A sentimental idea or an expression of it.

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noun

    The quality or condition of being affectedly or overly emotional: bathos, maudlinism, mawkishness, sentimentalism. Informal mush, mushiness, schmaltz, schmaltziness, sloppiness. Slang sappiness. See feelings.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: falsely emotional in a maudlin way
  Synonym: mawkishness

Meaning #2: extravagant or affected feeling or emotion

 
 
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