saccharine
saccharine Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Excessively sweet, sentimental, or ingratiating to the point of seeming insincere or nauseating.
"Critics dismissed the holiday movie for its predictable plot and saccharine dialogue."
Relating to, containing, or having the nature of sugar; intensely sweet in taste.
"The tropical fruit had a rich, saccharine flavor that made it ideal for desserts."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse the adjective 'saccharine' (excessively sentimental or sugary) with the noun 'saccharin' (an artificial chemical sweetener), though 'saccharine' is occasionally seen as a variant spelling of the noun.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century from Medieval Latin saccharinus ('sugary'), from Latin saccharon ('sugar'), which traces back through Greek sakkharon to Sanskrit śarkarā ('gravel, grit, or ground sugar').