saccharine

(săk'ər-ĭn, -ə-rēn', -ə-rīn')
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of sugar or saccharin; sweet.
2. Having a cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character: a saccharine smile.
3. Excessively sentimental: "It was enough for him to rely on sentiment . . . and saccharine assertions about The Home" (Kate Millett).

saccharinely sac'cha·rine·ly adv.
saccharinity sac'cha·rin'i·ty (-ə-rĭn'ĭ-tē) n.

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adjective

1. Having or suggesting the taste of sugar: sugary, sweet. See taste/bad taste.
2. Purposefully contrived to gain favor: ingratiating, ingratiatory, insinuating, sugary. See pain/pleasure.

For a list of words related to saccharine, see:

• Tastes - saccharine: (adj) very sweet; artificially sweet
• Giving, Trusting, Innocent, or Generous

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See words rhyming with "saccharine."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Saccharine.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sakkarin-, sukkerholdig, oversukret, sukkersød, vammel
n. - sakkarin

Nederlands (Dutch)
zoetsappig, mierzoet, suikerachtig

Français (French)
adj. - à l'eau de rose, mielleux (un sourire), trop sucré (un aliment)
n. - saccharine

Deutsch (German)
adj. - süßlich
n. - Saccharin

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σακχαρώδης, ζαχαρώδης, (χημ.) σακχαρινικός, (μτφ.) γλυκερός

Italiano (Italian)
dolciastro, sdolcinato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sacarino, doce

Русский (Russian)
сахарин, сахарный, приторный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sacarino, empalagoso, meloso
n. - sacarina

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sackarin-, sockersöt, siraps-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
糖质的, 和颜悦色的, 十分甜蜜的, 糖精

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 糖質的, 和顏悅色的, 十分甜蜜的
n. - 糖精

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 달콤한, 당질의, 지나치게 친절한
n. - 당질, 감미

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 砂糖の, 糖分過多の, いやに甘ったるい, 感傷的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عذب, سكري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סכריני, סוכרי, מתקתק, מתוק מדי‬
n. - ‮סכרין‬

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