saccharine
saccharine
Definition
sac·cha·rine (-rin′, -rīn′)
adjective
- of, having the nature of, containing, or producing sugar
- ☆ too sweet or syrupy a saccharine voice
noun
sac′·cha·rine′ly adverb
sac′·cha·rin′·ity (-rin′ə tē) noun
saccharine
Synonyms
saccharine
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- sweetness: The fourth is all saccharine sweetness, no holds barred.
- matter: Hay made in this way retains the saccharine matter, and will prove heavier and of much better quality.
- tone: Despite this, it maintains a consistently saccharine tone; it is also, as might be expected, unconscionably pompous.
Modifying Another Word
Browse dictionary entries near saccharine
- saccharin
- saccharimeter
- saccharify
- saccharide
- saccharic acid
- saccharic
- saccharate
- saccharase
- sacchar-
- saccate
- saccharo-
- saccharoidal
- saccharometer
- saccharose
- Sacco
- saccular
- sacculate
- saccule
- sacculus
- sacerdotal
