saccharine

adjective
UK: /ˈsækərɪn/
US: /ˈsækərɪn/

  1. Having an excessively sweet or sentimental quality.

    1. The movie had a saccharine ending.
    2. The novel's saccharine prose made it difficult to take seriously its subject matter.

  2. Excessively sweet in taste; artificially sweet.

    1. This drink has a saccharine aftertaste.
    2. I found the candy's saccharine flavor unpleasant and artificial.

Synonyms

sentimental mawkish sugary fake
saccharine noun

  1. An artificial sweetener.

    1. I use saccharine in my coffee.
    2. Some people prefer saccharine to sugar because it has fewer calories.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "saccharine" in English means: Having an excessively sweet or sentimental quality., Excessively sweet in taste; artificially sweet..

The phonetic transcription of "saccharine" is /ˈsækərɪn/ in British English and /ˈsækərɪn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "saccharine": sentimental, mawkish, sugary, fake.

Example usage of "saccharine": "The movie had a saccharine ending.". More examples on the page.