Gooeyness
Gooeyness noun - The state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion).
Usage example: prefers the darkness of the original Grimms' fairy tales to the gooeyness of the modern cartoon versions
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Synonyms for Gooeyness
Sentimentality and gooeyness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sentimentality" instead a noun "Gooeyness".
Sentimentality
Sentimentality noun - The state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion).
Usage example: the sentimentality of the story of star-crossed lovers only made it even more popular with moviegoers
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Synonyms for Sentimentality
Gooeyness and sentimentality are semantically related. You can use "Gooeyness" instead a noun "Sentimentality".
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Related pairs
- sentiment and gooeyness
- sentiment and sentimentality
- emotion and gooeyness
- emotion and sentimentality
- mush and gooeyness
- mush and sentimentality
- corn and gooeyness
- corn and sentimentality
- bathos and gooeyness
- bathos and sentimentality
- mawkishness and gooeyness
- mawkishness and sentimentality
- sloppiness and gooeyness
- sloppiness and sentimentality
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