soppiness
Overly sweet emotion
Soppiness is excessive sentimentality—emotion that feels overdone or mawkish.
The word suggests tearfulness, romantic gushing, or soft-hearted displays that strike others as embarrassing: I couldn't sit through the soppiness of that movie.
British speakers use it more than Americans do.
Excessively tearful sentiment
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- treaclyExcessively sweet or sentimental
syrupy · mushy · gushy · tearjerker · weepy · melodramatic · overwrought · lachrymose
Deeply and sincerely meant
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- tenderSoft or sore
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- warmthHeat you feel
fondness · sweetness · gentleness · softness · poignant · nostalgic · wistful · heartstrings
maudlin
Excessively tearful sentiment
- schmaltzyExcessively and insincerely sentimental
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
treacly · syrupy · mushy · gushy · tearjerker · weepy · melodramatic · overwrought · lachrymose · corny
heartfelt
Deeply and sincerely meant
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- tenderSoft or sore
- affectionateShowing warm regard
warmth · fondness · sweetness · gentleness · softness · poignant · nostalgic · wistful · heartstrings · devotion
soggy
Thoroughly wet and soft
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
soaked · saturated · dripping · squelchy · marshy · boggy · muddy · dampness · puddles · clammy
soppinessstoicism
Uncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
restraint · reserve · detachment · composure · impassivity
soppinesscynicism
Distrust of human sincerity
hard-heartedness · callousness · coldheartedness · unsentimental · world-weariness
soppinesshardheadedness
Inflexible persistence in opinion
tough-mindedness · toughness · pragmatism · level-headedness · steeliness