as in sentimentality
the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)
prefers the darkness of the original Grimms' fairy tales to the gooeyness of the modern cartoon versions
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gooeyness
Noun
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Yet, Marshall seems unwilling to let go of that genial sentimentality.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025 -
That appears to be the point, a Lynchian spin on Hallmark-card sentimentality.—
Matthew Schnipper,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
Noun
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McBride is less interested in exploring another motivation for saving locks of hair: the particular sentimentalism that made people cherish the hair of loved ones, especially those who had died, or of honored forebears.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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While leaders of the nature-study movement warned against sentimentalism and make-believe, young readers were delighted by such tales.—
Jessica George,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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“Gooeyness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gooeyness. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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