saccharine
Of or relating to sugarOf or relating to sugar; sugary.
» The little girls were afforded a stretch limousine for their insipid, saccharine songs.
Den kleinen Mädchen wurde eine Stretch-Limousine für ihre faden, zuckersüßen Lieder zur Verfügung gestellt.
Meaning
5 senses(dated)Of or relating to sugar; sugary.
(dated)Containing a large or excessive amount of sugar.
(derogatory, figuratively)Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy.
süßlich
при́торныйprítornyj
Resembling granulated sugar; saccharoid.
при́торныйprítornyj
(not comparable)Of or relating to saccharin (“a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products”).
- overly sweet
Examples
2 sentencesThe little girls were afforded a stretch limousine for their insipid, saccharine songs.
deDen kleinen Mädchen wurde eine Stretch-Limousine für ihre faden, zuckersüßen Lieder zur Verfügung gestellt.
It's too saccharine.
Translations
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Origin
From saccharin + -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).From saccharin + -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).
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Forms
more saccharine, most saccharine| Comparative | more saccharine Lesson |
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| Superlative | most saccharine Lesson |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
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