Originally from the Greek word "sakkharon" referring to sugar, this adjective is used to describe something sweet or sugary.
I had to teach this word recently as my students were learning about different types of carbohydrates, including monosaccharides (single sugars) and polysaccharides (complex sugars). I then came across this gem of a sentence in Entertainment Weekly discussing the fascination and guilty pleasure that is Celine Dion which stated that her "lyrics [are] packed with enough saccharine sentiment to warrant an FDA warning label."
As Celine would say, "Touché!"
Sergio del Limónar
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