saccharine
adjective
sac·cha·rine
ˈsa-k(ə-)rən 
-kə-ˌrēn
-kə-ˌrīn
-kə-ˌrēn
-kə-ˌrīn
1
a
: of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
saccharine taste
b
: yielding or containing sugar
saccharine vegetables
2
: overly or sickishly sweet
saccharine flavor
3
: ingratiatingly or affectedly agreeable or friendly
4
: overly sentimental : mawkish
a saccharine love story
Examples of saccharine in a Sentence
the movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after
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Comments For folks with a sweet tooth for saccharine love stories, Nicholas Sparks movie adaptations hit the spot — most of the time.
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Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Forcing this saccharine message about familial bonds and outlandish action onto an IP that was famous for its dry wit feels like something has gone wrong, somewhere, in the timeline.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The saccharine decorations, the chalky candy hearts that are better to give than to eat, and all of that pink, pink, pink.
—Sadie Collins, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
Even just one large Jet-Puffed confection floating in the brown sugar like a saccharine hot air balloon can help prevent it from drying out.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
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Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Forcing this saccharine message about familial bonds and outlandish action onto an IP that was famous for its dry wit feels like something has gone wrong, somewhere, in the timeline.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The saccharine decorations, the chalky candy hearts that are better to give than to eat, and all of that pink, pink, pink.
—Sadie Collins, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
Even just one large Jet-Puffed confection floating in the brown sugar like a saccharine hot air balloon can help prevent it from drying out.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Saccharine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saccharine. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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saccharine
adjective
sac·cha·rine
ˈsak-(ə-)rən
-ə-ˌrēn,
-ə-ˌrīn
1
a
: of, relating to, or resembling sugar or its characteristics
saccharine taste
b
: producing or containing sugar
saccharine fluids
2
: overly sweet
a saccharine smile
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