maudlin (redirected from maudlinness)

maud·lin  (môdln)

adj.

Effusively or tearfully sentimental: "displayed an almost maudlin concern for the welfare of animals" (Aldous Huxley). See Synonyms at sentimental.

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[Alteration of (Mary) Magdalene, who was frequently depicted as a tearful penitent.]

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maudlin·ly adv.

maudlin·ness n.

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maudlin [ˈmɔːdlɪn]

adj

foolishly tearful or sentimental, as when drunk

[from Middle English Maudelen Mary Magdalene, typically portrayed as a tearful penitent]

maudlinism  n

maudlinly  adv

maudlinness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

maudlin - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" hokey, kitschy, mawkish, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippy emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

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maudlin

adjective sentimental, tearful, mushy (informal), soppy (Brit. informal), weepy (informal), slushy (informal), mawkish, lachrymose, icky (informal), overemotional He turned maudlin after three drinks.

Translations

maudlin [ˈmɔːdlɪn] ADJ (= weepy) → llorón; (= sentimental) → sensiblero

maudlin [ˈmɔːdlɪn] adj → larmoyant(e)

maudlin

adj story, play, sentimentality → rührselig; person → sentimental, gefühlsselig; don’t get maudlin about it → werden Sie deswegen nicht gleich sentimental

maudlin [ˈmɔːdlɪn] adj → piagnucoloso/a

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maudlin [ˈmɔːdlɪn] adj → piagnucoloso/a