Saccharine
adjective
Excessively sweet or sentimental.
The movie had a saccharine ending, with everyone living happily ever after.
Often appears as...
- saccharine smile
- saccharine sweetness
adjective
Of, relating to, or resembling sugar.
The substance had a saccharine taste.
Often appears as...
- saccharine taste
- saccharine compound
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A sweet-tasting synthetic compound used in food and drink as a substitute for sugar.
People with diabetes often use saccharine to sweeten their coffee.
Often appears as...
- saccharine sweetener
- saccharine in coffee
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Excessively sweet or sentimental.
The movie had a saccharine ending, with everyone living happily ever after.
Often appears as...
- saccharine smile
- saccharine sweetness
adjective
Of, relating to, or resembling sugar.
The substance had a saccharine taste.
Often appears as...
- saccharine taste
- saccharine compound
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A sweet-tasting synthetic compound used in food and drink as a substitute for sugar.
People with diabetes often use saccharine to sweeten their coffee.
Often appears as...
- saccharine sweetener
- saccharine in coffee
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Implies a distaste for overdone emotions or actions; often used critically.
Her saccharine compliments made the audience cringe.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Awareness
Common in drama or romance, where sincerity might be exaggerated.
The soap opera's saccharine dialogue is typical for the genre.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Response
Should elicit strong feelings, whether genuine or manufactured.
His saccharine plea for forgiveness left her feeling manipulated.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Implies a distaste for overdone emotions or actions; often used critically.
Her saccharine compliments made the audience cringe.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Awareness
Common in drama or romance, where sincerity might be exaggerated.
The soap opera's saccharine dialogue is typical for the genre.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Response
Should elicit strong feelings, whether genuine or manufactured.
His saccharine plea for forgiveness left her feeling manipulated.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Implies a distaste for overdone emotions or actions; often used critically.
Her saccharine compliments made the audience cringe.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Awareness
Common in drama or romance, where sincerity might be exaggerated.
The soap opera's saccharine dialogue is typical for the genre.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Response
Should elicit strong feelings, whether genuine or manufactured.
His saccharine plea for forgiveness left her feeling manipulated.
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Toothpaste PIPE Ingredients...
and propylene glycol and two of those molecules actually have an additional function they are sweet and they're not as sweet as sugar though so most manufacturers add some sort of artificial sweetener on top could be something like saccharine in here or xylitol in here now none of
Video examples
Steven Pinker: Human...
of appreciation of art that were in place for centuries, or millennia, in the 20th century were discarded. The beauty and pleasure in art -- probably a human universal -- were -- began to be considered saccharine,
Video examples
Toothpaste PIPE Ingredients...
and propylene glycol and two of those molecules actually have an additional function they are sweet and they're not as sweet as sugar though so most manufacturers add some sort of artificial sweetener on top could be something like saccharine in here or xylitol in here now none of
Video examples
Steven Pinker: Human...
of appreciation of art that were in place for centuries, or millennia, in the 20th century were discarded. The beauty and pleasure in art -- probably a human universal -- were -- began to be considered saccharine,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Ben Domenech
American Writer
When the holidays approach and the weather turns cold, you spend your nights watching and rewatching saccharine movies until you fall asleep, hoping for some gleam of happiness or catharsis that never comes, a version of life that looks like a Hallmark movie or where your idealized prince finally shows up.
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Lucy Dacus
American Musician
Writing has never been an intentional endeavor to me. I know a lot of people have experiences and then sit down and try to sort them out through song, but whenever I sit down to write, it comes out hackneyed or overly saccharine.
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Jon Voight
American Actor
Climb Every Mountain' is a beautiful statement of philosophy. Critics may think 'The Sound of Music' is saccharine, but I think it's profound. The message, that we can't accommodate evil, is just as important today.
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Ava DuVernay
American Director
Positive characterizations are complex characterizations. That's all we need to know. They shouldn't be saccharine. They shouldn't feel like medicine.
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Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
For many artists and critics, beauty is a discredited idea. It denotes the saccharine sylvan scenes and cheesy melodies that appealed to Granny.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
When I imagine my viewer - and it sounds saccharine - but it's a family thing. People in line for my books came as families.
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Porter Robinson
American Musician
When I'm making sentimental trancey fluffiness, I like to have some equally saccharine aromas filling the room.
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Kemp Muhl
American Singer
We love the juxtaposition of something saccharine with something morbid.
Quote examples
Ben Domenech
American Writer
When the holidays approach and the weather turns cold, you spend your nights watching and rewatching saccharine movies until you fall asleep, hoping for some gleam of happiness or catharsis that never comes, a version of life that looks like a Hallmark movie or where your idealized prince finally shows up.
Quote examples
Lucy Dacus
American Musician
Writing has never been an intentional endeavor to me. I know a lot of people have experiences and then sit down and try to sort them out through song, but whenever I sit down to write, it comes out hackneyed or overly saccharine.
Quote examples
Jon Voight
American Actor
Climb Every Mountain' is a beautiful statement of philosophy. Critics may think 'The Sound of Music' is saccharine, but I think it's profound. The message, that we can't accommodate evil, is just as important today.
Quote examples
Ava DuVernay
American Director
Positive characterizations are complex characterizations. That's all we need to know. They shouldn't be saccharine. They shouldn't feel like medicine.
Quote examples
Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
For many artists and critics, beauty is a discredited idea. It denotes the saccharine sylvan scenes and cheesy melodies that appealed to Granny.
Quote examples
Greg Gutfeld
American Author
When I imagine my viewer - and it sounds saccharine - but it's a family thing. People in line for my books came as families.
Quote examples
Porter Robinson
American Musician
When I'm making sentimental trancey fluffiness, I like to have some equally saccharine aromas filling the room.
Quote examples
Kemp Muhl
American Singer
We love the juxtaposition of something saccharine with something morbid.
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