twee
twee · more twee · most twee
Overly quaint, dainty, cute or niceOverly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
/twiː/
Meaning
1 senses(Ireland, UK, derogatory)Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
Those Beatrix Potter animals are a little twee for my taste.
More definitions
- affectedly dainty or refined
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From a childish pronunciation of sweet. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first usFrom a childish pronunciation of sweet. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first use in 1905 in Punch.
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Forms
more twee/tweer, most twee/tweestSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- affectedly dainty or refined:mincingniminy-piminyprim
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form