hokey vs sentimental what difference
what is difference between hokey and sentimental
English
Alternative forms
- hokie, hoaky, hoky
Etymology
From the verb hoke (“to give an artificial feel to”), from hokum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhəʊki/
- (US) IPA: /ˈhoʊki/
- Rhymes: -əʊki
Adjective
hokey (comparative hokier, superlative hokiest)
- (US, colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality
- (US, colloquial) corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental
- Synonyms: cheesy, kitschy
Related terms
- hokiness
- hoke
- hokum
Translations
See also
- Hokey Cokey
- hokeypokey
- hokey-tokey
Further reading
- “hokey”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
English
Etymology
sentiment + -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/
- 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): /sən.ti.mənˈtal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /sen.ti.menˈtal/
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): /sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃.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): /ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːl/
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
- Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
Adjective
sentimental m or f (plural sentimentais, comparable)
- sentimental
Romanian
Etymology
From French sentimental
Adjective
sentimental m or n (feminine singular sentimentală, masculine plural sentimentali, feminine and neuter plural sentimentale)
- sentimental
Declension
Related terms
- sentimentalism
- sentimentalitate
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sentimenˈtal/, [sẽn̪.t̪i.mẽn̪ˈt̪al]
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.