emotionalism vs sentimentality
sentimentality vs emotionalismemotionalism and sentimentality both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| emotionalism | Yes | No | No | No |
| sentimentality | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sentimentality is a hyponym of
emotionalism; that is, sentimentality is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
emotionalism:
- emotionalism: emotional nature or quality
- sentimentality: falsely emotional in a maudlin way
Other hyponyms of emotionalism include
drama, demonstrativeness, affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth, drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sloppiness, soupiness, heat, passion, warmth, temperament, excitability, excitableness, volatility.
| emotionalism (noun) | sentimentality (noun) |
|---|---|
| emotional nature or quality | falsely emotional in a maudlin way |
| extravagant or affected feeling or emotion |
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