MawkishnessWordNet Explorer
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noun
falsely emotional in a maudlin way
noun
emotional nature or quality
noun
something sentimental or trite
noun
(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
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a predilection for sentimentality
noun
insincere pathos
Words in this synset: bathos
noun
extravagant or affected feeling or emotion