noun
- the quality of being overly sentimental or emotional in a way that seems silly or excessive
Usage: informal
Examples
- The movie’s soppiness made him roll his eyes.
- She couldn’t stand the soppiness of romantic comedies.
- His speech was full of soppiness about childhood memories.
- The greeting card’s soppiness was too much for her taste.
- Critics complained about the novel’s excessive soppiness.
- The soppiness of the love song embarrassed the teenagers.