One entry found for sentimentality.

Entry Word: sentimentality
Function: noun
Text: the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion) <the sentimentality of the story of star-crossed lovers only made it even more popular with moviegoers>
Synonyms mawkishness, mush, sappiness, sentimentalism, sloppiness
Related Words emotion; sentiment; corn, schmaltz (also schmalz)
Near Antonyms cynicism, hardheadedness, hardheartedness