saccharine

English

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin saccharum +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsækəɹɪn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsækəɹaɪn/

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• Homophone: saccharin

Adjective

saccharine (comparative more saccharine, superlative most saccharine)

1. Of or relating to sugar.
2. (derogatory) Excessively sweet in action or disposition; syrupy.
3. Sentimental or romantic to the point of ridiculousness.

Synonyms

• (excessively sweet): precious, syrupy, twee

Derived terms

• saccharinity

Translations

relating to sugar

• Dutch: suikerachtig (nl)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

excessively sweet

• Dutch: mierzoet (nl), honingzoet (nl)
• German: süßlich (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: dolciastro (it) m, stucchevole (it)
• Spanish: empalagoso (es), dulzón (es)

ridiculously sentimental

• Dutch: zoetsappig (nl), mierzoet (nl), weeïg (nl), sacharine (nl)
• German: süßlich (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: sdolcinato (it) m, svenevole, zuccheroso (it) m, smielato (it) m, mieloso (it) m
• Spanish: empalagoso (es), cursi (es), sensiblero m, meloso m, pasteloso m ((Spain))

Etymology 2

From saccharin +‎ -ine

Adjective

saccharine (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to saccharin.

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French

Alternative forms

• saccarine (1990 reformed spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ka.ʁin/

Noun

saccharine f (plural saccharines)

1. saccharin

Further reading

• “saccharine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) saccharīne

1. vocative masculine singular of saccharīnus