- has a sentimental value
- precious for sentimental reasons
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
has a sentimental value
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sentimental value — /sɛntəˈmɛntl vælju / (say sentuh mentl valyooh) noun the value which something often of little or no monetary value has because of its ability to arouse sentiments …
value — val|ue1 W1S3 [ˈvælju:] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money)¦ 2¦(worth the money paid)¦ 3¦(importance/usefulness)¦ 4 of value 5¦(interesting quality)¦ 6¦(ideas)¦ 7¦(amount)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Vulgar Latin … Dictionary of contemporary English
value — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount of money that sth is worth ADJECTIVE ▪ high, low ▪ the high value of the pound ▪ full, total ▪ real … Collocations dictionary
value — val|ue1 [ vælju ] noun *** ▸ 1 amount something is worth ▸ 2 importance/usefulness ▸ 3 interesting quality ▸ 4 principles/beliefs ▸ 5 in mathematics ▸ 6 length of musical note 1. ) count or uncount the amount that something is worth, measured… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
value — I UK [ˈvæljuː] / US [ˈvælju] noun Word forms value : singular value plural values *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the amount that something is worth, measured especially in money You can t put a value on a human life. value of: The value of the … English dictionary
sentimental — adjective 1 someone who is sentimental is too easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness etc: There s nothing wrong with being a little sentimental! 2 based on or connected with your feelings rather than on practical reasons: for … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
value — 1 noun (U) 1 MONEY (C, U) the amount of money that something is worth: The alterations doubled the value of the house. | increase/go down etc in value: Shares can go down as well as go up in value. | market value (=the amount of money that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sentimental — [ˌsentɪˈment(ə)l] adj making people experience feelings of sadness, sympathy, love etc, especially in a deliberate way that many people do not like a sentimental song/book/film[/ex] • sentimental value something that has sentimental value is… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sentimental — [[t]se̱ntɪme̱nt(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is sentimental feels or shows pity or love, sometimes to an extent that is considered exaggerated and foolish. I m trying not to be sentimental about the past... It s a very… … English dictionary
Sentimental novel — The sentimental novel or the novel of sensibility is an 18th century literary genre which celebrates the emotional and intellectual concepts of sentiment, sentimentalism, and sensibility. Sentimentalism, which is to be distinguished from… … Wikipedia
