mawkish sensibility

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• sentimental — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. emotional, romantic, simpering, maudlin, mawkish. See sensibility. Ant., unsentimental, cool. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. emotional, Romantic, Romantical, dreamy, idealistic, visionary, mawkish,… …   English dictionary for students

• mushy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pulpy; sentimental, mawkish, maudlin. See sensibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Soft] Syn. pulpy, mashy, muddy; see soft 2 . 2. [*Sentimental] Syn. Romantic, maudlin, effusive; see emotional 2 ,… …   English dictionary for students

• sentiment — sentimentless, adj. /sen teuh meuhnt/, n. 1. an attitude toward something; regard; opinion. 2. a mental feeling; emotion: a sentiment of pity. 3. refined or tender emotion; manifestation of the higher or more refined feelings. 4. exhibition or… …   Universalium

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• romantic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sentimental, heroic, picturesque, idealistic; dreamy, poetic, fantastic, visionary, quixotic, fanciful. See imagination, sensibility. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. loving amorous, passionate,… …   English dictionary for students