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Synonyms for "mawkishness" in English

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mawkishness:
- whining; mawkishness
- sloppiness; sentimentality; mawkishness; soupiness; drippiness; mushiness; bathos
mawkish:
- mawkish; sugary; sentimental
- vapid; mawkish; effeminate; sickly sweet

English

Detailed Synonyms for mawkishness in English

mawkishness:

mawkishness

mawkishness
whining; mawkishness
- whining
- mawkishness

mawkishness [the ~] nom

the mawkishness

– falsely emotional in a maudlin way ¹
the sloppiness; the sentimentality; the mawkishness; the soupiness; the drippiness; the mushiness
– falsely emotional in a maudlin way ¹
- sloppiness [the ~] nom
- sentimentality [the ~] nom
- mawkishness [the ~] nom
- soupiness [the ~] nom
- drippiness [the ~] nom
- mushiness [the ~] nom
the mawkishness

– insincere pathos ¹
the mawkishness; the bathos
– insincere pathos ¹
- mawkishness [the ~] nom
- bathos [the ~] nom

Related Words for "mawkishness":

mawkish

Alternate Synonyms for "mawkishness":

Related Definitions for "mawkishness":

falsely emotional in a maudlin way¹
insincere pathos¹

mawkishness form of mawkish:

mawkish adj

mawkish
mawkish; sugary
- mawkish adj
- sugary adj
mawkish
mawkish; sentimental
- mawkish adj
- sentimental adj

mawkish

mawkish
vapid; mawkish
- vapid
- mawkish
mawkish
effeminate; mawkish
- effeminate
- mawkish
mawkish
mawkish
- mawkish
mawkish
mawkish; sickly sweet
- mawkish
- sickly sweet

Related Words for "mawkish":

mawkishness, mawkishly

Alternate Synonyms for "mawkish":

bathetic; drippy; hokey; maudlin; mushy; schmaltzy; schmalzy; sentimental; soppy; soupy; slushy; emotional

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