maudlin
excessively sentimental
TRANSLATION
weinerlich, rührselig, gefühlvoll
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
“It had seemed like only yesterday that Martin was cranking out westerns and spy spoofs on Hollywood backlots, and laughing his way through maudlin love songs.”
(Brian W. Fairbanks on Dean Martin 1917-1995)
(Brian W. Fairbanks on Dean Martin 1917-1995)
Did you
know?
Did you know?
Tradition states that the follower of Jesus known as “Mary Magdalene” was a former prostitute. She's therefore often shown in western art as a woman tearfully penitent about her past. Maudlin is an alteration of Magdalene and a reference to her weepy expression.
Note: In England, the names of Oxford's Magdalen College and Cambridge's Magdalene College are both pronounced "maudlin.
Tradition states that the follower of Jesus known as “Mary Magdalene” was a former prostitute. She's therefore often shown in western art as a woman tearfully penitent about her past. Maudlin is an alteration of Magdalene and a reference to her weepy expression.
Note: In England, the names of Oxford's Magdalen College and Cambridge's Magdalene College are both pronounced "maudlin.
