sentimental

Questions about sentimental

What does sentimental mean?

sentimental means "given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sentimental?

sentimental has 4 syllables: sen-ti-men-tal. The stress falls on "men". In IPA it is /ˌsɛntəˈmɛntəl/.

What is another word for sentimental?

Close synonyms include bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sentimental a common word?

sentimental is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with sentimental?

18 words rhyme with sentimental. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.