senti
- adjective
- /ˈsɛnti/
- Philippine
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sentimental
- Watching the graduation ceremony made her feel unexpectedly senti about leaving school.
Examples
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His senti remarks made everyone tear up.
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My dad became senti looking through our family photo albums last night.
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He gets senti every time he hears that old song from his childhood.
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She wrote a senti poem about her childhood.
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Listening to that song always makes him feel senti about his childhood memories.
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She became senti while reminiscing about the good times spent with friends at school.
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Looking at the old photographs made him senti as he remembered the past fondly.
Synonyms
165
4.5
Having strong warm feelings about people or things from the past, often too emotional
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7.0
Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake
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5.8
Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly
Antonyms
How Sentimental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Senti is a short, informal form of sentimental that comes from the Latin word sentire, which means 'to feel'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of someone becoming emotional or remembering the past, so calling someone senti means they are full of feeling or nostalgia.