sentimentalism
/ˌsɛn(t)əˈmɛn(t)əˌlɪzəm/
noun
- A tendency to rely on or express tender emotions, especially in an excessive or artificial way.
- Modern audiences often find the sentimentalism of Victorian literature hard to take seriously.
- The novel was criticized for its sentimentalism, with characters crying at every turn.
- His speech was full of sentimentalism, but it didn't offer any real solutions.
- A philosophical or artistic movement that emphasizes feeling and emotion over reason and logic.
- Some philosophers argue that sentimentalism is a valid basis for ethics.
- The painter's work reflects the sentimentalism of the Romantic era.
- Sentimentalism in the 18th century valued emotional responses as a guide to morality.
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