à l'eau de rose

French

Etymology

From eau de rose (“rosewater”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a l‿o d(ə) ʁoz/

Adjective

à l'eau de rose (invariable)

  1. (pejorative) slushy, cheesy, sentimental, schmaltzy, mushy, maudlin
    Un roman à l'eau de rose. A cheesy novel.
    Synonyms: mièvre, fleur bleue
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