emotionalism

Noun

Meaning

The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to regard things in an emotional manner.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

romanticism emotion sentiment sensibility sentimentality excitability sensationalism bathos schmaltz combustibility moodiness emotionality sentimentalism mawkishness abulia
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Antonyms

reason balance calm rationality persistence sanity
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Hypernyms

trait

Hyponyms

heat drama passion temperament fondness sentimentality

Phrases with the word

over-emotionalism

Examples

Facts and not merely opinions are what we want. Emotionalism is not a substitute for the truth. Joseph Lewis

Part of Obama's persona is self-reliance. He's calm; he's cool; he's self-possessed. In many ways, he has tried to define himself in opposition to Clinton's sometimes needy, often undisciplined, emotionalism. Dee Dee Myers

Cutting with unapologetic ’90s alt influences wielded by a Gen Z Londoner’s raw emotionalism, the record proved beabadoobee was no social media blip. Source: Internet

McBride 1992, p. 16. He notes that the English word "capricious" derives from it, "evoking the animal's skittish temperament", adding that "the name neatly expresses two aspects of Frank Capra's personality: emotionalism and obstinacy." Source: Internet

Wagner's extroverted emotionalism was not to be Debussy's way, but the German composer's influence is evident in La damoiselle élue and the 1889 piece Cinq poèmes de Charles Baudelaire. Source: Internet

Leutze's portraits are known less for their artistic quality than for their patriotic emotionalism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

emotional work emotionalisation emotionalise emotionalist emotionalistic emotionality