Mushiness
Mushiness noun - The state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion).
Usage example: prefers mindless action movies to the “mushiness” of romantic comedies
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Sappiness
Sappiness noun - The state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion).
Usage example: the over-the-top sappiness of the verse on the Valentine's Day card
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- sentiment and mushiness
- sentiment and sappiness
- sentimentality and mushiness
- sentimentality and sappiness
- mush and mushiness
- mush and sappiness
- melodrama and mushiness
- melodrama and sappiness
- bathos and mushiness
- bathos and sappiness
- mawkishness and mushiness
- mawkishness and sappiness
- sloppiness and mushiness
- sloppiness and sappiness
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