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(informal) excessive sentimentality
Answer for the clue "(informal) excessive sentimentality ", 9 letters:
mushiness
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mushy pulpy softness (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music [syn: schmaltz , shmaltz , schmalz ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The characteristic of being mushy.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1890, from mushy + -ness . Figurative sense of "sentimentality" attested from 1946.
Usage examples of mushiness.
We identify them by the cinnamon, sugar, and lemon juice with which they are always flavored in American cooking, along with their characteristic mushiness.