noun
- The quality or condition of being affectedly or overly emotional: bathos, maudlinism, mawkishness, sentimentalism, sentimentality. Informal mush, schmaltz, schmaltziness, sloppiness. Slang sappiness. See feelings.
| Thesaurus: mushiness |
noun
| WordNet: mushiness |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a mushy pulpy softness
Meaning #2:
(informal) excessive sentimentality
Synonyms: schmaltz, schmalz
| mushy | |
| Headcase (Electronica Artist, '90s) | |
| Mushiness (1999 Album by Headcase) |
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