1. plural of hokiness; the quality or state of being hokey; excessive sentimentality, corniness, or contrived artificiality
Usage: informal; usually uncountable in singular form, but plural used to denote multiple instances or types

Examples

• The movie's hokinesses were evident in every melodramatic scene.
• Despite the hokinesses of the plot, audiences still enjoyed the film.
• The comedian poked fun at the hokinesses of old-fashioned romance movies.
• We laughed at the various hokinesses in the low-budget production.
• The script's hokinesses made it difficult to take the drama seriously.