SACCHARINE


Meaning of SACCHARINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsa-k(ə-)rən, -kə-ˌrēn, -kə-ˌrīn ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin saccharum

Date: circa 1674

1.

a. : of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar

saccharine taste

b. : yielding or containing sugar

saccharine vegetables

2. : overly or sickishly sweet

saccharine flavor

3. : ingratiatingly or affectedly agreeable or friendly

4. : overly sentimental : mawkish

a saccharine love story

• sac·cha·rin·i·ty ˌsa-kə-ˈri-nə-tē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.