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Nostalgic vs Sentimental - What's the difference?

nostalgic | sentimental |

As adjectives the difference between nostalgic and sentimental

is that nostalgic is of, having, or relating to nostalgia while sentimental is characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.

As a noun nostalgic

is a person who displays nostalgia for something.

nostalgic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.
  • Reminiscent of the speaker's childhood or younger years.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who displays nostalgia for something.
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    • sentimental

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion
  • derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment
  • romantic

    • Derived terms

    * sentimentalism * sentimentality * sentimentally

    Quotations

    * 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.

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