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Narrator: Today's word is "Sentimental" — adjective, pronounced /ˌsentɪˈmentl/, with the stress on "men".
Narrator: Sentimental means showing tender feelings of love, sadness or nostalgia, sometimes too much.
Narrator: In plain English, sentimental means emotional about memories.
Narrator: It comes from sentiment plus -al.
Narrator: A common collocation is "sentimental value", which describes worth from memories, not money.
Narrator: It differs from "emotional", because sentimental links feelings to memories or tenderness.
Narrator: In a second sense, a sentimental film can feel overly sweet.
Narrator: Film, gifts, antiques and literature all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: sentimental means soft-hearted about memories.
Speaker A: Why keep that old teddy?
Speaker B: SENTIMENTAL value! From sentiment.
Speaker A: From childhood?
Speaker B: My first toy.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The ring has great sentimental value", family. "Don't get sentimental", teasing. "A sentimental Christmas film", reviews.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Stress "sen-ti-MEN-tal".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Nostalgic is its cousin, tender its twin, and soppy an alternative — yet sentimental keeps its tender charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "sentimental" in AI prompts — useful for gift shops and writing tone.
Speaker A: How for gifts?
Speaker B: Personal touch.
Prompt: Suggest sentimental gift ideas for a grandparent’s eightieth birthday.
Speaker A: And writing?
Speaker B: Balance tone.
Prompt: Make this farewell speech warm but not overly sentimental.
Speaker A: Could it help insurance?
Speaker B: Yes, for valuables.
Prompt: Explain how insurance treats items with sentimental but little market value.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Photos.
Prompt: Design a feature that highlights sentimental photos from past years.
Sentimental — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary