Meanings
nounmawkishness (countable and uncountable, plural mawkishnesses)
plural mawkishnesses
- countableuncountableThe property of being mawkish.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfalsely emotional in a maudlin way
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
mawkishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mawkishness
MLA
“mawkishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mawkishness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mawkishness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mawkishness.
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