how to pronounce sentimental

/ˌsɛntəˈmɛntəl/

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sentimental is pronounced in four syllables

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sɛntəmɛntəl

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An example use of sentimental in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… I am NOT a sentimental person and this …”

meanings of sentimental

adjective:

  1. Romantic.
  2. Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.
  3. Derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment.

sentimental frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word sentimental occurs in english on average 5.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sentimental can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sentimental can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

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