soupiness
- noun
- /ˈsuːpɪnəs/
- Literature
:
sentimentalismo
- Some readers disliked the soupiness in her latest novel, finding it overly sentimental.
Examples
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The director tried to avoid any soupiness in the portrayal of the characters' emotions.
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The soupiness of the film's final scene left many critics unimpressed.
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That review was filled with soupiness!
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The film was criticized for its soupiness and lack of depth.
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Some readers disliked the soupiness in her latest novel, finding it overly sentimental.
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The soupiness of the film's final scene left many critics unimpressed.
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The film was criticized for its soupiness and lack of depth.
Synonyms
17
5.5
A way of showing too much emotion that seems false
15
8.0
Very sentimental writing or music that feels too sweet
4
9.5
An overly emotional style in art like songs or films
1
8.2
Too much sweetness in writing or music that is not sincere
1
7.9
A tendency to show too much tender or nostalgic feeling about the past
1
9.5
A feeling of too much fake emotion that seems overly sweet
1
6.3
Being too emotional in a way that seems not sincere
1
8.4
A way of speaking or writing that sounds too sweet and not real
1
8.8
Too sentimental, shallow art that aims to make people feel strong emotion
1
5.4
Too much emotion that seems false
1
4.9
A feeling that something is silly because it is cheap or too sentimental
1
6.0
Being sentimental and old-fashioned in a way that feels silly or embarrassing
A feeling that is too emotional and seems false
Being overly emotional in a way that seems not sincere
Too much emotion in art or music that feels overdone
A feeling of too much sweet emotion in songs or films
Antonyms
How Sentimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Soupiness in the emotional sense comes from the same image of things that are soft and wet like soup, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a story that feels 'soppy' or 'soupy' and so seems overly soft. So, when critics say a book or film has soupiness, they mean it has too much, not very sincere feeling.