sentimentalism

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noun

1. the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form
• Hypernyms:
formulation, expression
• Hyponyms:
treacle, mush, slop, glop
2. a predilection for sentimentality
• Derivationally related forms:
sentimentalist
• Hypernyms:
mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness