English synonyms about - contact  
 or browse at random

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

mawkishness

noun

1 mawkishness

Insincere pathos.

synonym: bathos.

is a specific kind of: sentimentality.

derivation: bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy.

Dutch: valse pathos

2 mawkishness

Falsely emotional in a maudlin way.

synonyms: drippiness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness.

is a specific kind of: emotionalism, emotionality.

is a broader term that covers: corn | schmaltz, schmalz, shmaltz | sentimentalism.

derivation: bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy | overemotional, sloppy.

Find more on mawkishness elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.

debug info: 0.0439

 

By in1woord using third party data - privacy - contact - sitemap