Schmaltz

/ʃmɔlts/

Synonyms for "schmaltz" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
chicken fatgoose fat

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

12 entries
animal fatartistic moodculinary fatdramatic effectdrippinessemotional contentmawkishnessmushinesspoultry fatsentimentalitysloppinesssoupiness

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5 entries
chicken fatgoose fatmaudlin scenemelodramatearjerker

Collocations

5 entries
chicken schmaltzexcessive schmaltzgoose schmaltzrendered schmaltzschmaltz flavor

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Even now, as medical science has given a nod to the moderate consumption of saturated animal fats, and the culinary elite has fallen hard for the likes of lard, tallow and duck fat, poor schmaltz remains the babushka-clad cousin not invited to the table. This is a shame, because schmaltz is one the most versatile and flavorful fats you can use.

Source: wiktionary

Are you moved because the disco soundscape of “Moon Crystal” reminds you of TV shows from long ago, or because those high, whining violins over funk guitar are eternally gorgeous? […] Schmaltz is schmaltz, and it can make life worth living.

Source: wiktionary

The cost, for [George] Saunders, of moving beyond the stylized violence of his early stories seems to be the transmutation of a portion of his violence into schmaltz.

Source: wiktionary

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