Maudlin word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "maudlin" word

[adjective] effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"

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\Maud"lin\, a. [From Maudlin, a contr. of Magdalen, OE. Maudeleyne, who is drawn by painters with eyes swelled and red with weeping.] 1. Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak and silly. ``Maudlin eyes.'' --Dryden. ``Maudlin eloquence.'' --Roscommon. ``A maudlin poetess.'' --Pope. ``Maudlin crowd.'' --Southey. 2. Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness. Maudlin Clarence in his malmsey butt. --Byron.
\Maud"lin\, Maudeline \Maude"line\, n. (Bot.) An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South European Achillea Ageratum, a kind of yarrow.

Synonyms for maudlin

bathetic, emotional, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy

Related terms: apish, befooled, bemused, drunken, flaky, fond, fool, fou, fuddled, gooey, inebriated, insane, mad, mellow, muddled, mushy, oversentimentalized, screwy, sotted, tear-jerking, teary, thoughtless

The fun area, different aproach to word »maudlin«

Let's analyse "maudlin" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NILDUAM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1930 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- .- ..- -.. .-.. .. -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: maudlin: 1 + 3 + 9 = 13, reduced: 4 . and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: maudlin: 4 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 9 + 5 = 29, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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