sentimental
French, adjective/sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃.tal/
sentimental is spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L (11 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written French, the 18,424th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sentimental is a French adjective meaning “sentimental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Où il y a du sentiment ; qui annonce du sentiment ; qui tient du sentiment”.
What does sentimental mean in English?
adjective
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sentimental
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Où il y a du sentiment ; qui annonce du sentiment ; qui tient du sentiment. 2. Qualifie les personnes qui affectent une grande sensibilité.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sentimental
- sentimentale feminine
- sentimentaux masculine plural
- sentimentales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sentimental?
- /sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃.tal/
- \sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃.tal\
- [sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃.tal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sentimental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sentimental in French?
sentimental appears 2.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).