goopiness

Thick gluey quality

Goopiness is the quality of being gooey, sticky, or semi-liquid in an unpleasant or excessive way: The goopiness of the melted cheese made it hard to slice.

Figuratively, it describes excessive sentimentality: The movie's goopiness turned me off.

viscosity

syrupy

Excessively sweet or sentimental

treaclyExcessively sweet or sentimental
ropyForming glutinous threads
gelatinousViscous and semisolid

glutinous · mucilaginous · gloopy · thick · dense · heavy · clotted · congealed · coagulated · sluggish

texture

ooze

Seep gradually out

slimeThick wet gunk
sludgeSemi-solid waste material
gunkViscous unpleasant substance

muck · glop · gunge · slop · blob · gel · jelly · paste · mud · clay

stickiness

tacky

Vulgar or slightly sticky

glueyTending to stick
adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
gummySticky and soft

clingy · pasty · claggy · viscid · cohesive · tenacious · resinous · stringy · mucoid · clammy

bodily

mucus

Protective bodily secretion

phlegmViscous airway secretion
snotNasal mucus discharge
salivaMouth's digestive secretion

pus · discharge · secretion · rheum · earwax · sebum · lanolin

Opposites

texture/consistency

goopinessdryness

Absence of moisture

crispness · firmness · solidity · hardness · brittleness

emotional/sentimental quality

goopinessrestraint

Control over impulses

understatement · dryness · crispness · coolness · detachment

Family

goop, goopy, goopier, goopiest, goo, gooey, gooier, gooiest, gooeyness

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G