mawkishness

NOUN

sentimentality

Synonyms

STRONG

bathos melodrama mushiness nostalgia reminiscence sentiment sentimentalism triteness

WEAK

emotionalness gushiness maudlinism maudlinness melodramatics

Example Sentences

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Mawkishness went on to new depths, even for a July 4th, with Newton's lead-in to Tie a Yellow Ribbon.

From Time Magazine Archive