lovey-dovey
adjective
ˌlə-vē-ˈdə-vē 
: expressing much love or sentimentality
also : mushy
lovey-doveyness
ˌlə-vē-ˈdə-vē-nəs
noun 
Synonyms
- chocolate-box
- cloying
- corny
- drippy
- fruity
- gooey
- maudlin
- mawkish
- mushy
- novelettish
- saccharine
- sappy
- schmaltzy
- sentimental
- sloppy
- slushy
- soppy
- soupy
- spoony
- spooney
- sticky
- sugarcoated
- sugary
- wet
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
lovey-doveyness
noun
as in sentimentality
the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion) the lovey-doveyness of the wedding vows, personally written by the couple, had me rolling my eyes Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sentimentality
- sentimentalism
- saccharinity
- emotion
- syrup
- soppiness
- mawkishness
- bathos
- sloppiness
- sappiness
- gooeyness
- mushiness
- sentiment
- mush
- sirup
- corn
- hokeyness
- hokiness
- schmaltz
- corniness
- schmalz
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hardheadedness
- cynicism
- hard-heartedness