[responsivevoice] maudlin [/responsivevoice] [ mawd-lin ]
The word of the day is ‘maudlin.’
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Teary
2. Overemotional
3. Self-pityingly
4. Tearfully sentimental.
1. Hindi – Bhaavuk
2. Spanish -Sensiblero
3. French -Larmoyant
4. Mandarin – Gǎnshāng
1. He is probably an edifying spectacle by this time, a mush of maudlin penitence
2. Lorimer had gone to bed, the night before, in a state of maudlin cheeriness.
3. But it bore a different aspect in the eyes of his maudlin brother.
4. There shall be permitted no maudlin sentiment of pity in this undertaking.
5. The world has been degenerating into a maudlin state of sentiment for some years.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
mawkish, mushy, romantic, sentimental, syrupy, weepy, bathetic, befuddled, confused, cornball, drippy, gushing, insipid, lachrymose, schmaltzy, slush, soap, soapy, soppy, tear-jerking, tearful, weak, over-sentimental, emotional, overemotional, weepy, cloying, sickly, trite, treacly, cheesy, icky etc.
pragmatic, unemotional, unromantic, calm, matter-of-fact, unimaginative, understated, dry, prosaic, austere, undemonstrative
Quotation:
I get very tired of books that feel emotionally empty. I would much rather have writers err on the side of being overly sentimental than not. I think that the perfect balance is a story that moves you without being maudlin, but I don’t enjoy books that are empty of emotion and there’s no connection to the characters.
Alexi Zentner
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