sentimentality in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

sentimentality in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sentimentality in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

sentimentality [ˌsentɪmenˈtæləti, Am -t̬əmenˈtælət̬i] N no pl pej

Translations for sentimentality in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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sensiblería
(over-)sentimentality
sentimentalismo
sentimentality
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He progresses from sentimentality to a desire for direct contact with life and from ignorance to self-knowledge.
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His approach avoided decoration, sentimentality and classical allusion in favour of functional minimalist designs.
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He painted numerous scriptural subjects, at first in oils, later in water-colours also, which caught the vogue for sentimentality, and were popularised by engraving.
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Even worse is the false sentimentality of the climax, which feels like cheap heartstring tugging.
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The new poetry valued intellect over sentimentality, or as some have put it, logic over human emotions.
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Sanders was quoted describing a solo album of his as punk rockredneck sentimentality.
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Her poems were usually short, simple and imbued with sentimentality, the beauty of nature and inner strength.
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And yet this slight sentimentality was always under the strict control of moderation, instrumental purity and good taste.
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Another describes the album as consistently life-affirming until the end and more importantly, without betraying a hint of sentimentality.
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The novel is told in a brutally honest manner, devoid of all sentimentality.
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