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31bathos — /bay thos, thaws, thohs/, n. 1. a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax. 2. insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness. 3. triteness or triviality in style. [1630 40; < Gk: depth] Syn. 2. maudlinness,… …
32emotionalism — /i moh sheuh nl iz euhm/, n. 1. excessively emotional character: the emotionalism of sentimental fiction. 2. strong or excessive appeal to the emotions: the emotionalism of patriotic propaganda. 3. a tendency to display or respond with undue… …
33glop — /glop/, n. Informal. 1. unappetizing food, esp. of a semiliquid consistency. 2. any messy substance, esp. of a semiliquid consistency. 3. sentimentality; mawkishness. [1940 45; expressive word akin to GOOP, GULP] * * * …
34mawkish — mawkishly, adv. mawkishness, n. /maw kish/, adj. 1. characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin. 2. having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating. [1660 70; obs. mawk maggot (late ME < ON mathkr maggot) + ISH1. See… …
35novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <… …
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37Villagers (band) — Villagers Origin Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland Years active 2008–present Labels Any Other City (2008–2009)[1] Domino Records (2009–present) …
38bathos — Synonyms and related words: anticlimax, bleeding heart, cloyingness, comedown, goo, hearts and flowers, heaviness, heaviness of heart, heavy heart, heavyheartedness, maudlinness, mawkishness, mush, mushiness, namby pamby, namby pambyism, namby… …
39bleeding heart — Synonyms and related words: aching heart, agony, agony of mind, anguish, bale, bathos, bitterness, bowels of compassion, broken heart, brokenheartedness, cloyingness, compassionateness, crushing, depression, depth of misery, desolation, despair,… …
40goo — Synonyms and related words: albumen, bathos, batter, bleeding heart, bonnyclabber, butter, cab, clabber, cloyingness, cornstarch, cream, curd, dope, dough, egg white, gaum, gel, gelatin, glair, glop, glue, gluten, gook, goop, gruel, gumbo, gunk,… …
