saccharine

sac·cha·rine

 (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).

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sac′cha·rine·ly adv.

sac′cha·rin′i·ty (-ə-rĭn′ĭ-tē) n.

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saccharine

(ˈsækəˌraɪn; -ˌriːn)

adj

1. excessively sweet; sugary: a saccharine smile.

2. (Biochemistry) of, relating to, of the nature of, or containing sugar or saccharin

ˈsaccharinely adv

saccharinity n

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sac•cha•rine

(ˈsæk ər ɪn, -əˌrin, -əˌraɪn)

adj.

1. of, resembling, or containing sugar.

2. very sweet to the taste; sugary.

3. cloyingly agreeable or ingratiating.

4. exaggeratedly sweet or sentimental.

[1665–75]

sac′cha•rine•ly, adv.

sac`cha•rin′i•ty, n.

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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.

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saccharine

adjective

1. Having or suggesting the taste of sugar:

sugary, sweet.

2. Purposefully contrived to gain favor:

ingratiating, ingratiatory, insinuating, sugary.

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Translations

zuckersüß

saccarina

saccharine

[ˈsækəriːn]

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

n = saccharin

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

saccharine

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

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saccharine

saccharin (Am) [ˈsækərɪn] n → saccarina

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sac·cha·rine

n. sacarina, sustancia sumamente dulce, agente dulcificante artificial;

a. sacarino-a, azucarado-a.

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