Found 2 items, similar to mawkishness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mawkishness mawkishness n 1: insincere pathos [syn: bathos] 2: falsely emotional in a maudlin way [syn: sentimentality, drippiness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mawkishness Mawkishness \Mawk"ish*ness\, n. The quality or state of being mawkish. --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]