schmalz
- noun
- /ʃmɑlts/
- US
:
sentimentalismo
Examples
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By Julia Schmalz, January 12, 2017.
Academic text (2017) -
(41) Cherise Danielle Schmalz says:
Blog text (1) -
Although mothers and fathers both present gender biases to their children, fathers are particularly influential in regard to sports and physical activities, yet are not as active in providing necessary support (Davison & Schmalz, 2006).
Academic text (2008) -
The movie was filled with schmalz, making it hard for some viewers to take the plot seriously.
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Many critics felt that the song was overly schmalz, lacking any genuine emotion or depth.
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His poetry often drips with schmalz, appealing more to sentimentality than to substance.
Synonyms
15
8.1
Objects or art that look cheap and too sentimental but are sometimes liked as a joke
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
3
8.2
Too sentimental music or writing that feels fake
1
8.2
Too much sweetness in writing or music that is not sincere
1
9.5
A feeling of too much fake emotion that seems overly sweet
1
8.8
Too sentimental, shallow art that aims to make people feel strong emotion
1
4.9
A feeling that something is silly because it is cheap or too sentimental
1
8.4
A way of speaking or writing that sounds too sweet and not real
Too much emotion in art or music that feels overdone
A feeling that is too emotional and seems false
A feeling that is too emotional in a story or film
Antonyms
How Sentimental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schmalz comes from German and Yiddish schmalz, which means 'fat' or 'lard'. A helpful image is a song or film with too much emotional 'fat' added so it feels heavy and too sweet, and that is why schmalz describes art that is overly sentimental.