English noun: treacle | |||
1. | treacle (food) a pale cane syrup | ||
Synonyms | golden syrup | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sirup, syrup | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
2. | treacle (communication) writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | ||
Synonyms | glop, mush, slop | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sentimentalism | ||