mawkishness

Letters that make mawkishness

s, a, e, k, n, h, m, i, w are letters that make 'mawkishness'

Words within mawkishness

maw, MA, ma, ki, mA, SS, mawkish, NE, ness, Ki, HN, Es, Ne are words within 'mawkishness'


2 possible definitions for 'mawkishness'

Mawkishness as "falsely emotional in a maudlin way"

Under this definition, mawkishness is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sentimentality, drippiness, soupiness, sloppiness, mushiness have the same meaning as 'mawkishness'

mawkishness as a type

'mawkishness' can be a type of emotionality, emotionalism.

Types of mawkishness

corn, schmaltz, shmaltz, sentimentalism, schmalz are types of 'mawkishness'.

Derivatives of mawkishness

sloppy, mushy, bathetic, maudlin, schmaltzy, hokey, drippy, mawkish, kitschy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy, overemotional are derivatives of 'mawkishness'.


Mawkishness as "insincere pathos"

Under this definition, mawkishness is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bathos has the same meaning as mawkishness

mawkishness as a type

'mawkishness' can be a type of sentimentality.

Derivatives of mawkishness

mushy, bathetic, maudlin, schmaltzy, hokey, drippy, mawkish, kitschy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy are derivatives of 'mawkishness'.



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