# sentimental
## English
### Etymology

From sentiment +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/
* (General American) IPA: /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/, /ˌsɛniˈmɛnl̩/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal

### Adjective

sentimental (comparative more sentimental, superlative most sentimental)
* Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.
** 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.
    Wish I was old and a little sentimental
* Derived from emotion rather than purely logical reason; of or caused by sentiment.
* Romantic.

#### Quotations

* 1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC:Are you in sentimental mood? I'll sigh with you.
* 1944, Doris Day, Sentimental Journey:Gonna take a Sentimental Journey, Gonna set my heart at ease. Gonna make a Sentimental Journey, to renew old memories.

#### Antonyms

* unsentimental

#### Derived terms

* antisentimental
* hypersentimental
* nonsentimental
* oversentimental
* semisentimental
* sentimental comedy
* sentimentalisation
* sentimentalism
* sentimentalist
* sentimentalistic
* sentimentality
* sentimentalization
* sentimentalize
* sentimentally
* sentimental value
* supersentimental
* ultrasentimental

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* entailments

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sentimental.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sentimenˈtal/ [sen̪.ti.men̪ˈtal̪]
* Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal

### Adjective

sentimentál (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)
* sentimental

#### See also

* sentido
* sentido komun
* sentimiyento
* sentir

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [sən.ti.mənˈtal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [sen.ti.menˈtal]

### Adjective

sentimental m or f (masculine and feminine plural sentimentals)
* sentimental

#### Derived terms

* sentimentalisme
* sentimentalitat
* sentimentalment

#### Related terms

* sentiment

#### Further reading

* “sentimental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## French
### Etymology

English sentimental. By surface analysis, sentiment +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃.tal/
* Homophones: sentimentale, sentimentales

### Adjective

sentimental (feminine sentimentale, masculine plural sentimentaux, feminine plural sentimentales)
* sentimental

### Further reading

* “sentimental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sentimenˈtal/ [s̺en̪.t̪i.mẽn̪ˈt̪ɑɫ]
* Rhymes: -al
* Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal

### Adjective

sentimental m or f (plural sentimentais)
* sentimental

#### Derived terms

* sentimentalidade
* sentimentalismo
* sentimentalmente

#### Related terms

* sentimento

#### Further reading

* “sentimental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sentimental.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːl/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

sentimental (strong nominative masculine singular sentimentaler, comparative sentimentaler, superlative am sentimentalsten)
* sentimental

#### Derived terms

* sentimentalisch

### Further reading

* “sentimental” in Duden online
* “sentimental” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.

### Adjective

sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)
* sentimental

#### Antonyms

* usentimental

### References

* “sentimental” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.

### Adjective

sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)
* sentimental

#### Antonyms

* usentimental

### References

* “sentimental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sentimental.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /sẽ.t͡ʃi.mẽˈtaw/ [sẽ.t͡ʃi.mẽˈtaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /sẽ.ti.mẽˈtal/ [sẽ.ti.mẽˈtaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /sẽ.ti.mẽˈtal/ [sẽ.ti.mẽˈtaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /sẽ.ti.mẽˈta.li/
* Rhymes: -al, -aw
* Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal

### Adjective

sentimental m or f (plural sentimentais)
* sentimental

#### Derived terms

* sentimentalmente

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sentimental. By surface analysis, sentiment +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

sentimental m or n (feminine singular sentimentală, masculine plural sentimentali, feminine and neuter plural sentimentale)
* sentimental

#### Related terms

* sentimentalism
* sentimentalitate

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sentimenˈtal/ [sẽn̪.t̪i.mẽn̪ˈt̪al]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: sen‧ti‧men‧tal

### Adjective

sentimental m or f (masculine and feminine plural sentimentales)
* sentimental

#### Derived terms

* sentimentalidad
* sentimentalismo
* sentimentalmente
* sentimentaloide
* valor sentimental

#### Related terms

* sentimiento

#### Further reading

* “sentimental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10