SOUPINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Falsely emotional in a maudlin way

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("soupiness" is a kind of...):

emotionalism; emotionality (emotional nature or quality)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soupiness"):

corn (something sentimental or trite)

schmaltz; schmalz; shmaltz ((Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music)

sentimentalism (a predilection for sentimentality)

Meaning:

The property of having the thickness of heavy cream

Synonyms:

creaminess; soupiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("soupiness" is a kind of...):

thickness (resistance to flow)

Derivation:

soupy (having the consistency and appearance of soup)