- adjectivemawkish (adjective)
- sentimental in a feeble or sickly way:"a mawkish poem" · "their interaction is really well handled and never mawkish"
- archaicdialecthaving a faint sickly flavor:"the mawkish smell of warm beer"
Originmid 17th century (in the sense ‘inclined to sickness’): from obsolete mawk ‘maggot’, from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective- sentimental in a feeble or sickly way:
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- Mawkishness is a quality of showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way1234. It is also defined as the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings2. Mawkishness is a disapproving term34and is often used to describe the expression or sharing of emotion in a way that is exaggerated or embarrassing3.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.MAWKISHNESS definition: 1. the quality of showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way: 2. the quality of showing….dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mawkis…mawkishness noun Definition of mawkishness as in sentimentality the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion) the grating mawkishness of her poetry makes me want to stamp on wildflowerswww.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mawkishnessmawkishness noun /ˈmɔːkɪʃnəs/ /ˈmɔːkɪʃnəs/ [uncountable] (disapproving) the expression or sharing of emotion in a way that is exaggerated or embarrassing synonym sentimentalitywww.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/engli…mawkishness noun [ U ] disapproving us / ˈmɑː.kɪʃ.nəs / uk / ˈmɔː.kɪʃ.nəs / Add to word list the quality of showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way: For me, the most important quality of the novel is that it escapes mawkishness, sentimentality, and cliches.dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/maw…
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