Nostalgic vs. Sentimental

Nostalgic vs. Sentimental — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Nostalgic and Sentimental

Nostalgicadjective

Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.

Sentimentaladjective

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.

Nostalgicadjective

Reminiscent of the speaker's childhood or younger years.

Sentimentaladjective

Derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment.

Nostalgicnoun

A person who displays nostalgia for something.

Sentimentaladjective

Romantic.

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Nostalgicadjective

unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons

Sentimentaladjective

given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

Sentimentaladjective

effusively or insincerely emotional;

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