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 | ||