SACCHARINE


Meaning of SACCHARINE in English

— saccharinely , adv. — saccharinity /sak'euh rin"i tee/ , n.

/sak"euhr in, -euh reen', -euh ruyn'/ , adj.

1. of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.

2. containing or yielding sugar.

3. very sweet to the taste; sugary: a saccharine dessert.

4. cloyingly agreeable or ingratiating: a saccharine personality.

5. exaggeratedly sweet or sentimental: a saccharine smile; a saccharine song of undying love.

[ 1665-75; SACCHAR- + -INE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .