anti-sentimental

an·ti-sen·ti·men·tal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tahy, an-tee sen-tuh-men-tl]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tahy, an-tee sen-tuh-men-tl]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tl/

Definitions of anti-sentimental word

adjective anti-sentimental expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song. 1
adjective anti-sentimental pertaining to or dependent on sentiment: We kept the old photograph for purely sentimental reasons. 1
adjective anti-sentimental weakly emotional; mawkishly susceptible or tender: the sentimental Victorians. 1
adjective anti-sentimental characterized by or showing sentiment or refined feeling. 1

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Origin of anti-sentimental

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50; sentiment + -al1

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Parts of speech for Anti-sentimental

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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anti-sentimental popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for anti-sentimental

adjective anti-sentimental

maudlin — tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
mawkish — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
mushy — resembling mush; pulpy.

adverb anti-sentimental

mawkishly — In a mawkish manner.

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