Synonyms for sentimentality
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Noun
1. Sloppiness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An act or state of being sentimental.
Forms
- Plural
- sentimentalities → sloppinesses, mawkishnesses, sentimentalisms…
Example sentences
- sloppiness My artisan pride cannot tolerate such sloppiness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sentimentality | steady | |
| sloppiness | rising | |
| mawkishness | falling | |
| mushiness | steady | |
| sentimentalism | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- mushiness, soupiness
- 10 letters
- sloppiness3, drippiness
- 11 letters
- mawkishness
- 14 letters
- sentimentalism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sloppiness3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sensiblerie
- Deutsch
- Gefühlsduselei