noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The property of being mawkish. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   falsely emotional in a maudlin way wordnet
3. 3
   insincere pathos wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bathosbleeding heartdrippinessgoohearts-and-flowersmush

Etymology

From mawkish + -ness.