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Showing words for SCHMALTZ using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Schmaltz
schmaltz
6 Letter Words for Schmaltz
slatch, smaltz, smatch
5 Letter Words for Schmaltz
calms, chals, chams, chasm, chats, clams, clash, clast, clats, halms, halts, latch, laths, machs, malts, match, scalt, scalz, scath, sclat, shalm, shalt, slath, smalt, tachs, talcs
4 Letter Words for Schmaltz
acth, acts, alms, alts, calm, cals, cams, cash, cast, cath, cats, chal, cham, chas, chat, clam, clat, halm, hals, halt, hams, hast, hats, html, lacs, lahs, lams, lash, last, lath, lats, mach, macs, mals, malt, masc, mash, mast, math, mats, salt, samh, scam, scat, sham, slam, slat, stam, tach, talc, tams, tash
3 Letter Words for Schmaltz
ach, act, ahs, alc, als, alt, amt, ash, asl, ast, atm, azt, cal, cam, cat, cha, chm, chs, cml, cst, cts, ham, has, hat, hcl, hts, lac, lah, lam, las, lat, lca, lcm, lsc, lst, ltm, mac, mal, mas, mat, mhz, mls, msh, msl, mst, mts, sac, sah, sal, sam, sat, saz, sch, sct, sha, sht, sla, slt, sma, sml, sta, stm, tal, tam, tas, tch, tha, thm, tlc, tmh, tsh, zac, zas, zat
Definitions for Schmaltz
[1] Informal . exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
[2] fat or grease, especially of a chicken.
[3] excessive sentimentality, esp in music
[4] US animal fat used in cooking
Words related to Schmaltz
sentimentalism, sentiment, mushiness, nostalgia, mawkishness, reminiscence, bathos, triteness, melodrama
Words nearby Schmaltz
schloss, schlub, schlumbergera, schlump, schmalkalden, schmaltz, schmaltzy, schmatte, schmear, schmeling, schmick
Origin of Schmaltz
1930–35; < Yiddish shmalts or German Schmaltz; cognate with smelt1
Word origin for Schmaltz
C20: from German (Schmalz ) and Yiddish: melted fat, from Old High German smalz
Synonyms for Schmaltz
bathos, mawkishness, melodrama, mushiness, nostalgia, reminiscence, sentiment, sentimentalism, triteness, emotionalness, gushiness, maudlinism, maudlinness, melodramatics