When Someone Is Sentimental?

Call a person sentimental if he or she is led more by emotions than by reason. ... Sentimental describes a person who relies on emotions more than reason, or a novel or film that is overly emotional. Derived from the Latin verb, sentire "to feel," sentimental always implies that the emotions are involved a little too much.

What does it mean if someone is sentimental?

Sentimental means expressing, appealing to, or being moved by sensitive or tender emotions, such as love, nostalgia, or pity. The state or quality of being sentimental is sentimentality.

What do you call a sentimental person?

schmaltzy. Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin.