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drippiness

/ˈdrɪp.i.nəs/

Traducción: Cualidad o estado de ser blando, húmedo y propenso a goteo; también, exceso de sensiblería o emotividad lacrimosa.

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noun

/ˈdrɪp.i.nəs/C1formal
  • esCualidad o estado de ser blando, húmedo y propenso a goteo; también, exceso de sensiblería o emotividad lacrimosa.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being soft, wet, and prone to dripping, or to an overly sentimental and maudlin emotional quality.

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  1. Physical property of being soft and drippyC1formal

    The quality or state of being soft, wet, and tending to drip or flow slowly.

    esPropiedad de ser blando y goteante

    • The drippiness of the melting ice cream made a mess on the table.
    • The paint's drippiness caused it to run down the canvas.
    • He complained about the drippiness of the wet sponge.

    Sinónimosmoistnesssogginesswetness

  2. Excessive sentimentalityC1informal

    A quality of being overly sentimental or emotional in a way that seems insincere or mawkish.

    esSentimentalismo excesivo

    • The movie's drippiness made it hard to take seriously.
    • I can't stand the drippiness of those greeting card poems.
    • His speech was full of drippiness, trying to manipulate the audience's emotions.

    Sinónimosmawkishnessmushinessschmaltzsentimentalitysloppiness

    Antónimosreservestoicism

Formas
  • drippinesses plural form
  • drippinesses' possessive plural form
  • drippiness's possessive singular form