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sentimental
English
Etymology
sentiment +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?nti?m?ntl?/
- Hyphenation: sen?ti?men?tal
Adjective
sentimental (comparative more sentimental, superlative most sentimental)
- Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.
- 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.
- 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.
- Derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment.
- Romantic.
Quotations
- 1885: Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado,
- Are you in sentimental mood?
- I'll sigh with you.
- 1944: Doris Day, Sentimental Journey,
- Gonna take a Sentimental Journey,
- Gonna set my heart at ease.
- Gonna make a Sentimental Journey,
- to renew old memories.
Antonyms
- unsentimental
Derived terms
- sentimentalism
- sentimentality
- sentimentally
Translations
Anagrams
- entailments
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /s?n.ti.m?n?tal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /sen.ti.men?tal/
Adjective
sentimental (masculine and feminine plural sentimentals)
- sentimental
Derived terms
- sentimentalisme
- sentimentalitat
- sentimentalment
Related terms
- sentiment
Further reading
- “sentimental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??.ti.m??.tal/
- Homophones: sentimentale, sentimentales
Adjective
sentimental (feminine singular sentimentale, masculine plural sentimentaux, feminine plural sentimentales)
- sentimental
Further reading
- “sentimental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Adjective
sentimental m or f (plural sentimentais)
- sentimental
Derived terms
- sentimentalidade
- sentimentalismo
- sentimentalmente
Related terms
- sentimento
Further reading
- “sentimental” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?z?ntim?n?ta?l/
Adjective
sentimental (comparative sentimentaler, superlative am sentimentalsten)
- sentimental
Declension
Further reading
- “sentimental” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.
Adjective
sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)
- sentimental
Antonyms
- usentimental
References
- “sentimental” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.
Adjective
sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)
- sentimental
Antonyms
- usentimental
References
- “sentimental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French sentimental.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /s?.ti.m?.?ta?/
- Hyphenation: sen?ti?men?tal
- Rhymes: -aw
Adjective
sentimental m or f (plural sentimentais, comparable)
- sentimental
Romanian
Etymology
From French sentimental
Adjective
sentimental m or n (feminine singular sentimental?, masculine plural sentimentali, feminine and neuter plural sentimentale)
- sentimental
Declension
Related terms
- sentimentalism
- sentimentalitate
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sentimen?tal/, [s?n?.t?i.m?n??t?al]
Adjective
sentimental (plural sentimentales)
- sentimental
Derived terms
- sentimentalidad
- sentimentalismo
- sentimentalmente
- valor sentimental
Related terms
- sentimiento
Further reading
- “sentimental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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delicate
English
Etymology
From Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus (“giving pleasure, delightful, soft, luxurious, delicate, in Medieval Latin also fine, slender”), from delicia, usually in plural deliciae (“pleasure, delight, luxury”), from delicere (“to allure”), from de (“away”) + lacere (“to allure, entice”). Compare Spanish delgado (“thin, skinny”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?l?k?t/
Adjective
delicate (comparative more delicate, superlative most delicate)
- Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
- Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
- Intended for use with fragile items.
- Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
- Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
- (informal) Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
- Please don't speak so loudly: I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning.
- (obsolete) Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
- circa 1660, John Evelyn (author), William Bray (editor), The Diary of John Evelyn, volume I of II (1901), entry for the 19th of August in 1641, page 29:
- Haerlem is a very delicate town and hath one of the fairest churches of the Gothic design I had ever seen.
- circa 1660, John Evelyn (author), William Bray (editor), The Diary of John Evelyn, volume I of II (1901), entry for the 19th of August in 1641, page 29:
- Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
- Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
- circa 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, act II, scene iii, lines 18 and 20–21:
- Cassio: She’s a most exquisite lady.…Indeed, she’s a most fresh and delicate creature.
- circa 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, act II, scene iii, lines 18 and 20–21:
- Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
- Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
- Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
- Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
Synonyms
- (easily damaged): fragile
Related terms
- delicacy
- delicately
- delicatessen
- delicious
- delight
Translations
Noun
delicate (plural delicates)
- A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
- (obsolete) A choice dainty; a delicacy.
- (obsolete) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
Further reading
- delicate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- delicate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.li?ka.te/
Adjective
delicate
- feminine plural of delicato
Anagrams
- dateceli
Latin
Adjective
d?lic?te
- vocative masculine singular of d?lic?tus
References
- delicate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- delicate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- delicate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deli?kate/
Adjective
delicate
- feminine plural nominative of delicat
- feminine plural accusative of delicat
- neuter plural nominative of delicat
- neuter plural accusative of delicat
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