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schmaltz vs drippiness

drippiness vs schmaltz

schmaltz and drippiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
schmaltz Yes No No No
drippiness Yes No No No
As nouns, drippiness is a hypernym of schmaltz; that is, drippiness is a word with a broader meaning than schmaltz:
  • schmaltz: (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
  • drippiness: falsely emotional in a maudlin way
Other hypernyms of schmaltz include mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness.
schmaltz (noun) drippiness (noun)
(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music the physical property of being soft and drippy
falsely emotional in a maudlin way
Difference between schmaltz and drippiness

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