sentimentalize
verb
sentimentalize is spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-Z-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, sentimentalize means “To give a sentimental feel to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sentimentalize?
| Letters | 14: S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sentimentalize?
Sentimentalize appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sentimentalize
- sentimentalizes present, singular, he/she/it
- sentimentalizing participle, present
- sentimentalized participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sentimentalize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To give a sentimental feel to.
Let us not sentimentalize things just because they are old. Getting all dewy-eyed about it because it was started in the 17th century doesn't make sense when we're talking about the town dump.
- 2
To think or act in a sentimental manner; to get sentimental.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sentimentalize come from?
From sentimental + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).