Added 9 October 2026 mawkishness noun Categories: FeelingsDescribing WordsObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about mawkishness at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Insincere pathos. Falsely emotional in a maudlin way. Related Words: sentimentalitybathosgawkishnessmousinessmilk-and-waterinessmaudlinnesscloyingnessmopishnessmoundinessgawkinessschmaltzinessmankiness Back to today's word