Sentimentalities - English meaning

noun

The chief cereal crop of a district, especially (in england) wheat or (in scotland) oats.

Usage examples:

Fields of corn

noun

A small, painful area of thickened skin on the foot, especially on the toes, caused by pressure.

Usage examples:

An ingrown nail on one foot and a corn on the other were now troubling me

noun

A tall plant grown for its whole yellow or white seeds which are eaten cooked, made into flour, or fed to animals

Usage examples:

Let’s pick up a half dozen ears of corn for supper.

noun

Showing too much emotion

noun

Art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

Usage examples:

The lava lamp is a bizarre example of sixties kitsch

adjective

Considered to be in poor taste but appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

Usage examples:

The front room is stuffed with kitsch knick-knacks, little glass and gilt ornaments

noun

Showy art or cheap, decorative objects that are attractive to people who are thought to lack any appreciation of style or beauty

Usage examples:

She collects all sorts of kitsch, like these ceramic figurines of movie stars.

noun

The quality of showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way

Usage examples:

For me, the most important quality of the novel is that it escapes mawkishness, sentimentality, and…

noun

A soft, wet, pulpy mass.

Usage examples:

Red lentils cook quickly and soon turn to mush

verb

Reduce (a substance) to a soft, wet, pulpy mass.

Usage examples:

I reached over to his plate with my spoon and mushed together his pie with slice of flan

exclamation

A command urging on dogs pulling a sled during a journey across snow.

noun

A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.

Usage examples:

I was overcome with acute nostalgia for my days at university

noun

A feeling of pleasure and sometimes slight sadness at the same time as you think about things that happened in the past

Usage examples:

Hearing her voice again filled him with nostalgia., jenny grew nostalgic for home on thanksgiving d…

noun

A quality that evokes pity or sadness.

Usage examples:

The actor injects his customary humour and pathos into the role

noun

A quality in life or art that causes feelings of sadness or sympathy

Usage examples:

The dying girl’s speech generates genuine pathos.

noun

A movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.

Usage examples:

In common with other early nineteenth century literature, emily brontë's novel contains elements of…

noun

Describing things in a way that makes them sound more exciting or mysterious than they really are

noun

Excessive sentimentality, especially in music or films.

Usage examples:

At the end of the film the audience are drowned in a sea of schmaltz

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Artistic works, such as music or writing, that are intended to cause strong sad or romantic feelings but have no real artistic value

Usage examples:

Her second album was pure schmaltz.

noun

Excessively sentimental behaviour, writing, or speech.

Usage examples:

The author blends realism with surrealism, journalism with sentimentalism

noun

Being sentimental

Usage examples:

Caring for animals is not sentimentality - it reinforces our respect for life.

verb

(of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling.

Usage examples:

Water slopped over the edge of the sink

noun

Waste water from a kitchen, bathroom, or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand.

Usage examples:

Sink slops

noun

A workman's loose outer garment.

noun

Lack of care and organization; excessive casualness.

Usage examples:

The task is to expose intellectual sloppiness and fraud

noun

The quality of being messy or done in a careless way

Usage examples:

Such remarkable sloppiness was the result of too much hurry.

noun

Partially melted snow or ice.

Usage examples:

The snow was turning into brown slush in the gutters

verb

Make a squelching or splashing sound.

Usage examples:

There was water slushing around in the galley

noun

Snow or ice that has started to melt

Usage examples:

The city’s streets were covered with dirty, gray slush., slushy snow can be very slippery.

noun

The quality of being twee (= artificially attractive or too perfect)

Usage examples:

It's a well-preserved village still just the right side of tweeness., the charm was tinged with a c…