First Known Use: 1727
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bathos
noun ba·thos \ˈbā-ˌthäs\
: the sudden appearance of a silly idea or event in a book, movie discussion, etc., that is serious in tone
Full Definition of BATHOS
1
a : the sudden appearance of the commonplace in otherwise elevated matter or style b : anticlimax
2
: exceptional commonplaceness : triteness
3
: insincere or overdone pathos : sentimentalism
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Origin of BATHOS
Greek, literally, depth
Related to BATHOS
- Synonyms
- sentimentality, gooeyness, lovey-doveyness, mawkishness, mush, mushiness, saccharinity, sappiness, sentimentalism, sloppiness, soppiness, syrup (also sirup)
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Rhymes with BATHOS
benthos, bugloss, chaos, Chios, cosmos, Delos, demos, Ellás, emboss, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, Hyksos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, mythos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, straw boss, telos, topos, tripos
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