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Sentimentalism

The quality of being sentimental; the character or behavior of a sentimentalist; sentimentality.

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Expression 76% connected

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Formulation 76% connected

The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mawkishness 76% connected

The quality or state of being mawkish.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sentimentality 76% connected

The quality or state of being sentimental.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sloppiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sloppy; muddiness.

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Narrower term 3

Mush 76% connected

Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in water; hasty pudding; supawn.

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Slop 76% connected

Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.

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Treacle 76% connected

A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.

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Romanticist 74% connected

One who advocates romanticism in modern literature.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Romanticist 74% connected

One who advocates romanticism in modern literature.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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