saccharine

• Qualifie quelque chose d'excessivement sucré ou évoquant le sucre, mais aussi, au figuré, un comportement, un ton ou une œuvre d'une sentimentalité exagérée, affectée ou écoeurante.

Describes something that is excessively sweet, sentimental, or cloying.

1. Overly sweetB2formal

   Excessively sweet, often in a cloying or artificial way.

   d'une douceur excessive

   • The dessert had a saccharine taste that was too much for me.
   • Her saccharine smile seemed forced and insincere.
   • The movie's saccharine ending made me cringe.

   Synonymescloyinghoneyedsugarysyrupytreacly

   Antonymesbitterdrysavorysourtartunsweetened