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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mushiness

1890, from mushy + -ness. Figurative sense of "sentimentality" attested from 1946.

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mushiness

n. The characteristic of being mushy.

WordNet
mushiness

  1. n. a mushy pulpy softness

  2. (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music [syn: schmaltz, shmaltz, schmalz]

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.