Sentimental vs Wistful - What's the difference?
sentimental | wistful |
characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion
derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment
romantic
full of yearning or longing
sad and thoughtful
As adjectives the difference between sentimental and wistful
is that sentimental is characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion while wistful is full of yearning or longing.sentimental
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* sentimentalism * sentimentality * sentimentallyQuotations
* 1885 : , *: Are you in sentimental mood? *: I'll sigh with you. * 1944 : , *: Gonna take a Sentimental Journey, *: Gonna set my heart at ease. *: Gonna make a Sentimental Journey, *: to renew old memories.Anagrams
* ----wistful
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His eyes grew wistful as he recalled his university days.