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Schmaltzy: meaning, definitions and examples

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schmaltzy

 

[ หˆสƒmษ”หltsi ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

music

excessively sentimental or cheesy, often in a way that is not sincere

Synonyms

cheesy, corny, mawkish, sentimental

Examples of usage

  • The movie's schmaltzy soundtrack made the emotional scenes feel forced.
  • Her schmaltzy love songs are popular among teenagers.
  • Don't be so schmaltzy in your speech, be more authentic.
  • The schmaltzy decorations at the party were a bit over the top.
  • The novel's ending was criticized for being too schmaltzy.

Translations

Translations of the word "schmaltzy" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sentimental

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคญเคพเคตเฅเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช kitschi

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ melankolis

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะตะฝั‚ะธะผะตะฝั‚ะฐะปัŒะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ckliwy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ„Ÿๅ‚ท็š„

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท sentimental

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ sentimental

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท duygusal

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ์ƒ์ ์ธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุนุงุทููŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sentimentรกlnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ sentimentรกlny

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅคšๆ„ๅ–„ๆ„Ÿ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ sentimentalno

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ tilfinningasamur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะตะทั–ะผั‚ะฐะป

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hissiyatlฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ sentimental

Word origin

The word 'schmaltzy' originated from Yiddish, derived from the German word 'schmalz', meaning 'rendered animal fat'. In Jewish culture, 'schmaltz' is used to describe something overly sentimental or melodramatic. Over time, 'schmaltzy' has been adopted into English to convey a similar meaning of being excessively emotional or cheesy, especially in music, movies, or literature.

See also: schmaltz.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #41,328, this word is among the less frequently used terms in English. While interesting to know, it's not crucial for most English learners unless needed for specific purposes.