saccharine (redirected from saccharinely)

sac·cha·rine  (skr-n, --rn, --rn)

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).

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saccha·rine·ly adv.

saccha·rini·ty (--rn-t) n.

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saccharine [ˈsækəˌraɪn -ˌriːn]

adj

1. excessively sweet; sugary a saccharine smile

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) of, relating to, of the nature of, or containing sugar or saccharin

saccharinely  adv

saccharinity  [ˌsækəˈrɪnɪtɪ] n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

saccharine - overly sweet                         cloying, syrupy, treacly sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

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saccharine

adjective sickly, honeyed, sentimental, sugary, nauseating, soppy (Brit. informal), cloying, maudlin, syrupy (informal), mawkish, icky (informal), treacly, oversweet She smiled with saccharine sweetness.

Translations

saccharine [ˈsækəriːn]

adj (= sentimental) [film, novel] → à l'eau de rose

n = saccharin

saccharine

adj → Sa(c)charin-; (fig liter) → zuckersüß; saccharine sweetener → Sa(c)charinsüßstoff m

saccharine saccharin (Am) [ˈsækərɪn] n → saccarina

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saccharine saccharin (Am) [ˈsækərɪn] n → saccarina