mawkishness
91schmalzy — adjective effusively or insincerely emotional a bathetic novel maudlin expressions of sympathy mushy effusiveness a schmaltzy song sentimental soap operas slushy poetry • Syn: ↑ …
92sentimentalism — noun 1. the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form • Hypernyms: ↑formulation, ↑expression • Hyponyms: ↑treacle, ↑mush, ↑slop, ↑glop 2. a predilection for sentimentality …
93shmaltz — noun (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music • Syn: ↑schmaltz, ↑schmalz • Topics: ↑Yiddish • Hypernyms: ↑mawkishness, ↑sentimentality, ↑ …
