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sentimentalismo

nounmasculine/sẽtimẽtɐˈliʒmu/low

sen·ti·men·ta·lis·mo

Definition

The quality or attitude of being excessively sentimental; exaggerated attachment to feelings, especially in art or literature.
The movie was good, but the ending was ruined by excessive sentimentalism.
He avoided Romantic poetry for its sugary sentimentalism.
Common collocations
excess of sentimentalismtone of sentimentalismfall into sentimentalism

Etymology

Do francês 'sentimentalisme', de 'sentimental'.

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