maudlinism
/ˈmɔːdlɪnɪz(ə)m/noun
The state of being maudlin or readily given to tearful displays of sentiment.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From maudlin + -ism.
- golden hour
- golden jubilee
- goldenly
- golden mean
- golden mole
- golden number
- golden oldie
- golden orfe
- golden oriole
- golden parachute
- golden perch
- golden plover
- golden ragwort
- golden raisin
- golden retriever
- golden rice
- goldenrod
- golden rule
- goldenseal
- golden section
- golden share
- Golden Shears
- golden shower
- Golden State
- golden syrup