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单词 saccharine
释义

saccharine

adjective

sac·​cha·​rine ˈsa-k(ə-)rən How to pronounce saccharine (audio)
-kə-ˌrēn,
-kə-ˌrīn
1
a
: of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
saccharine taste
b
: yielding or containing sugar
saccharine vegetables
2
: overly or sickishly sweet
saccharine flavor
3
: ingratiatingly or affectedly agreeable or friendly
4
: overly sentimental : mawkish
a saccharine love story
saccharinity
ˌsa-kə-ˈri-nə-tē How to pronounce saccharine (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • chocolate-box
  • cloying
  • corny
  • drippy
  • fruity
  • gooey
  • lovey-dovey
  • maudlin
  • mawkish
  • mushy
  • novelettish
  • sappy
  • schmaltzy
  • sentimental
  • sloppy
  • slushy
  • soppy
  • soupy
  • spoony
  • spooney
  • sticky
  • sugarcoated
  • sugary
  • wet
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Example Sentences

the movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after
Recent Examples on the Web Tonight’s finale brought us back to Westworld itself, sort of, and left us with a somewhat saccharine narration from Christina-turned-Dolores. Erik Kain, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Polka dots are immediately cheering, but possess none of the saccharine quality of florals. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 12 July 2022 The boxy fit and exaggerated bow closures on this option are demure but not overly saccharine. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Apr. 2022 Riley’s bitter precision, replete with dark humor, offers perhaps more reality than our saccharine culture wishes to contend with, and this may explain why her work is not yet better known in the United States. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Matrescence is far more diverse and complex than the saccharine portrayal in a patriarchal culture. Washington Post, 13 July 2022 The kids continued their parade of saccharine names (Lollipop! Bonnie Garmus, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022 This saccharine facade of Homelander being Captain America. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 June 2022 There is no saccharine happily-ever-after in which Johnny suddenly becomes a world-class dad, but their brief time together does change him. Hilary Weaver, ELLE, 1 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin saccharum

First Known Use

circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

saccharine

adjective

sac·​cha·​rine
ˈsak-(ə-)rən also -ə-ˌrēn or -ə-ˌrīn
1
a
: of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
saccharine taste
b
: yielding or containing sugar
a saccharine fluid
2
: overly or sickeningly sweet
saccharine flavor

saccharine

adjective

as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way the movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sentimental
  • sticky
  • sloppy
  • cloying
  • sugary
  • mawkish
  • schmaltzy
  • maudlin
  • sugarcoated
  • sappy
  • corny
  • gooey
  • soppy
  • wet
  • drippy
  • fuzzy
  • mushy
  • fruity
  • slushy
  • lovey-dovey
  • soupy
  • spoony
  • chocolate-box
  • spooney
  • nostalgic
  • dreamy
  • melodramatic
  • moony
  • insipid
  • novelettish
  • vapid
  • soapy
  • moonstruck
  • feel-good
  • cutesy
  • sudsy
  • tasteless
  • starry-eyed
  • twee
  • misty-eyed
  • soap-operatic
  • watery
  • flat
  • soft-boiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unsentimental
  • unadulterated
  • cynical
  • unvarnished
  • hardheaded
  • antisentimental
  • hard-edged
  • hard-boiled
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