maudlinness
Weepy emotional overflow
Maudlinness is the quality of being excessively sentimental, especially in a tearful or self-pitying way.
The word often implies sentimentality loosened by alcohol or emotional indulgence: The maudlinness of his late-night confessions embarrassed him the next morning.
It suggests emotion that has become performative or unearned.
Inclination to cry easily
- mushinessSoft, pulpy quality
- schmaltzPoultry fat or sentimentality
- sappinessExcessive maudlin sentiment
- mawkishnessExaggerated, insincere sentimentality
bathos · tearfulness · emotionalism · gushiness · corniness · cheesiness · melodrama · overemotionality
Drunken state
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- boozyAffected by drink
- slurredIndistinctly articulated
mawkish · blubbering · sloppy · lachrymose · cups · stupor · tippling · sodden
Tender sadness for absence
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
pining · melancholy · bittersweet · reverie · retrospection · rose-tinted · bygone · sepia-toned
weepiness
Inclination to cry easily
- mushinessSoft, pulpy quality
- schmaltzPoultry fat or sentimentality
- sappinessExcessive maudlin sentiment
mawkishness · bathos · tearfulness · emotionalism · gushiness · corniness · cheesiness · melodrama · overemotionality · cloyingness
inebriation
Drunken state
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- boozyAffected by drink
slurred · mawkish · blubbering · sloppy · lachrymose · cups · stupor · tippling · sodden · overwrought
wistfulness
Tender sadness for absence
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
reminiscence · pining · melancholy · bittersweet · reverie · retrospection · rose-tinted · bygone · sepia-toned · remembrance
maudlinnessstoicism
Uncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
composure · emotional restraint · self-control · reserve · impassivity
maudlinnesshardheartedness
Absence of pity
coldness · cynicism · callousness · tough-mindedness · unsentimental