Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.

sentimentalisationnoun

Alternative spelling of sentimentalization.

sentimentalismnoun

A liking for sentimental things.

sentimentalistnoun

A person who is sentimental.

sentimentalisticadj

Tending to be sentimental.

sentimentalisticallyadv

In a sentimentalistic manner.

sentimentalitynoun

An act or state of being sentimental.

sentimentalizationnoun

The act of making sentimental.

sentimentalizeverb

To give a sentimental feel to.

sentimentalizernoun

One who sentimentalizes.

sentimentallyadv

In a sentimental manner.

sentimentlessadj

Without sentiment; unsentimental.

sentimentsnoun

plural of sentiment

sentinenoun

A place for dregs and dirt; a sink; a sewer.

sentinelnoun

A sentry, watch, or guard.

sentinel eventnoun

Any unanticipated or unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury to a person or persons, specifically including limb loss or gross motor function.

Sentinelesenoun

A member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island.

sentinelshipnoun

The rank or position of sentinel.

sentinelwiseadv

In the manner of a sentinel; as if guarding something.

sentiocentrismnoun

A viewpoint or theory that places sentient beings at the center of something, giving preference to sentient beings above all other considerations.

sentisectionnoun

painful vivisection, without the use of anesthetic

sentoidnoun

A sentence-like chunk of language.

sentonnoun

A variation of a splash in which a wrestler jumps, sometimes from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, and lands back first on an opponent lying below.

Sentosaname

An island resort in Singapore.

sentriedadj

At which a sentry is posted.

sentrynoun

A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.

sentry-boxnoun

A booth erected to provide rudimentary shelter to a sentry on his/her post.

sentōnoun

A Japanese bathhouse.

Senussianadj

Of or pertaining to the Senussi

Senussismnoun

The form of Islam observed by the Senussi people.

senvynoun

The mustard plant or its seed.

Senyeraname

The flag of Catalonia

senyornoun

A Catalan-speaking gentleman.

senza sordiniadv

Without the mutes.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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