mushiness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *mushiness*:
NOUN	attribute	mushiness, pulpiness	a mushy pulpy softness
attribute	mushiness, mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, soupiness, sloppiness	falsely emotional in a maudlin way

English > *mushiness*: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	A mushy pulpy softness.
Synonym	pulpiness
Broader	softness	The property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
Spanish	blandura, pastosidad
Adjectives	mushy	having the consistency of mush

English > *mushiness*: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	falsely emotional in a maudlin way.
Synonyms	mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, soupiness, sloppiness
Narrower	corn	Something sentimental or trite
	schmaltz, shmaltz, schmalz	(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
	sentimentalism	A predilection for sentimentality
Broader	emotionality, emotionalism	emotional nature or quality
Spanish	blandenguería, cursilería, sensiblería, sentimentalismo, superficialidad, susceptibilidad
Catalan	sensibleria
Adjectives	mushy	effusively or insincerely emotional

HyperDic: mushiness