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Definition of maudlinism word
- noun maudlinism A maudlin condition. 1
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maudlinism popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
maudlinism usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for maudlinism
noun maudlinism
- sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
- bathos — In literary criticism, bathos is a sudden change in speech or writing from a serious or important subject to a ridiculous or very ordinary one.
- emotionalness — The state or quality of being emotional.
- gushiness — The property of being gushy.
- maudlin — tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
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