saccharine
5
7.9
- adjective
- /ˈsækəˌrin/
:
sacarino
- Her saccharine compliments made everyone feel uncomfortable at the party.
- a saccharine smile
- a saccharine tone
- saccharine-sweet
Wasn't, you know, felt it was maybe could have been a little bit saccharine at times.
- Wasn't, you know, felt it was maybe could have been a little bit saccharine at times.
- And for him to, to, to talk in that saccharine way, I, I think is, is unreasonable.
Examples
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The background music changed—a saccharine swell of violins flowing into a romantic brocade of darker strings, French horns, trumpets.
Fiction book (2001) -
I turned an apologetic and only slightly saccharine smile to Caroline.
Fiction book (1993) -
After "Nobody Does It Better" became a success, all Bond movies had saccharine love songs.
Blog text (3) -
Not their fault if the masses want to lap up saccharine movies.
Blog text (12) -
Please play the Lalo for me... even if it is a little saccharine.
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For me, "You Only Live Twice" is a kooky and fun Bond movie, with a fitting saccharine theme song.
Blog text (3) -
In this way, he would thoroughly demystify the saccharine images of love that then prevailed.
Academic text (1992) -
The difference of the nature is a welcome change to the saccharine faux civility of jubilation.
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But when you have a brand like Viveta that's so saccharine and over the top slightly more wearable, it's still OK.
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At the same time, they satirize Christmas conventions such as artful wrapping and the saccharine sentimentality that so many dislike.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
165
4.5
Having strong warm feelings about people or things from the past, often too emotional
56
4.6
Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card
27
4.3
Showing too much emotion in a way that seems silly or fake
23
7.0
Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake
16
7.2
To try to seem very sweet and childish in a fake way
8
8.0
Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere
6
7.0
Showing too much emotion in a way that feels silly
3
8.2
Too sweet or emotional in a way that makes you feel sick
3
3.7
Too sweet in taste or feeling, often sounding not sincere
2
9.4
Showing feelings that are not real and too sweet
2
8.7
Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly
1
5.8
Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly
1
8.1
Too sweet or emotional in a way that feels false
1
7.9
Talking in a smooth, not sincere way to seem friendly
1
5.4
Overly sentimental and emotional in a way that seems false
1
3.9
Too sweet in taste or too emotional in style
1
9.9
Too sentimental in a way that feels fake or silly
1
9.9
Being too cute and childish in a sweet, exaggerated way
Showing too much emotion in a way that seems exaggerated
Very sugary in taste or very friendly and kind in personality
Being very emotional in a way that feels fake
Too sweet and emotional so it feels false
Showing strong, simple feelings in a way that seems fake
Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake
Too sweet and sentimental in tone or style
Too cute in a silly or fake way
Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional
Too sentimental and not sincere
Being too emotional in a cheap, false way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Sentimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
saccharine = sacchar + ine
Formed from the combining form 'sacchar-' (sugar) + adjectival suffix '-ine'; the meaning 'excessively sweet/sentimental' is a figurative extension from literal sweetness, so it's not fully predictable for an average learner.
Etymology
Saccharine comes from the Greek word sakkharon, meaning 'sugar'. So calling something saccharine is a way of saying it is 'too sugary' — overly sweet, emotional, or fake.