Entry Word: corny

Function: adjective

Meaning: appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way <corny violin music during the movieʼs love scenes>

Synonyms maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugarcoated, sugary

Related Words dreamy, moonstruck, nostalgic; flat, insipid, tasteless, vapid, watery

Near Antonyms unadulterated, unvarnished; cynical, hard-boiled, hardheaded

Antonyms unsentimental