sentimentalism

nouns

the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form
sentimentalism
is a type of (narrower)
the style of expressing yourself
"he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
expression, formulation
a predilection for sentimentality
sentimentalism
is derived from
sentimentalist
is a type of (narrower)
falsely emotional in a maudlin way
drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness