sentimental

Having, showing, or caused by emotion, especially tender or affectionate feeling.

Having, showing, or caused by strong or extravagant tenderness or sadness, often in an idealized way.

Of or pertaining to sentimentalism.

Swayed, or apt to be swayed, by sentiment; of a tender and susceptible heart; mawkishly tender or susceptible: as, a sentimental person.

Containing or characterized by sentiment; appealing to the feelings rather than to reason: as, a sentimental song; sentimental works.

Synonyms Romantic, Sentimental (see romantic), hysterical, gushing, etc. (in style).

Having, expressing, or containing a sentiment or sentiments; abounding with moral reflections; containing a moral reflection; didactic.

Inclined to sentiment; having an excess of sentiment or sensibility; indulging the sensibilities for their own sake; artificially or affectedly tender; — often in a reproachful sense.

Addressed or pleasing to the emotions only, usually to the weaker and the unregulated emotions.

characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion