soppiness
(ˈsɒpɪnɪs)
[f. soppy a.]
1. The state or condition of being soppy; wetness.
| 1895 Daily News 25 Feb. 6/7 The heavy frosts and gradual thaw had brought the grounds to a condition of absolute soppiness. 1899 Played on 38, I thought you would like to order the carriage at once, and get out of all this soppiness. |
2. Mawkish sentiment, facile emotion.
| 1974 I. Murdoch Sacred & Profane Love Machine 202 Harriet was..fearing tears, a kind of soppiness which might embarrass her dignified friend. 1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Dec. 1392/4 Soppiness vies with winsomeness in an exhibition of these postcards at the Bethnal Green Museum. |