Bathos and Device

Bathos noun - The state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion).

Device and bathos are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Device" instead a noun "Bathos".

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Bathos and device are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bathos" instead a noun "Device".