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shmaltz vs soupiness

soupiness vs shmaltz

shmaltz and soupiness both are nouns.

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

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