TREACLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does treacle mean? 

• TREACLE (noun)
  The noun TREACLE has 2 senses:

1. a pale cane syrup

2. writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental

  Familiarity information: TREACLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TREACLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pale cane syrup

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

golden syrup; treacle

Hypernyms ("treacle" is a kind of...):

sirup; syrup (a thick sweet sticky liquid)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Derivation:

treacly (overly sweet)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

glop; mush; slop; treacle

Hypernyms ("treacle" is a kind of...):

sentimentalism (the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form)

Derivation:

treacly (overly sweet)