sentimentalist
sentimentalist — noun
- sentimentalistsingular
- sentimentalistsplural
1. someone who lets their emotions, rather than reason or facts, guide their decisi
someone who lets their emotions, rather than reason or facts, guide their decisions and opinions
Ishaan is a sentimentalist who keeps every train ticket from trips he took years ago.
pattern: [name] is a sentimentalist who [action]
Adaeze, ever the sentimentalist, still wears her grandmother's faded scarf every winter.
appositive: ever the sentimentalist
Khalid called himself a sentimentalist after tearing up at his daughter's school play.
For a sentimentalist like Vikram, even a rusty key can hold a lifetime of stories.
It was hard for Ines, a sentimentalist, to sell the house where she raised four children.
- romanticist
more literary; describes an artistic or philosophical outlook, not just personal behaviour
- romantic
broader in everyday use; often describes idealism about love or life rather than emotional attachment to memories
- softie
informal and affectionate; used for minor sentimentality, not a worldview
- realist
someone who sees things as they are, without emotional colouring
- pragmatist
focuses on practical results and usefulness rather than feelings