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Twee meaning

Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.

Synonyms of Twee

dainty mincing niminy-piminy prim refined

Using Twee

  • The main meaning on this page is: Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
  • Useful related words include: dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim.
  • In the example corpus, twee often appears in combinations such as: the twee, twee indie, bit twee.

Context around Twee

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
indie motorvoertuie gevalle british icing gentle situasies whimsy middle ness

Corpus analysis for Twee

  • In this selection, "twee" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, per, end, bit, indie, motorvoertuie and gevalle stand out and add context to how "twee" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a bit twee of course and a twee icing contest. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "twee" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with twee

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Die twee situasies stap mos hand aan hand. (8 words)

Rondte twee was ‘n veldwerksessie met die kolf en boulwerk. (10 words)

How do we get rid of our twee middle class image? (11 words)

Even as we shift to streaming’s version of cable TV/theatrical releases, you still need big four-quadrant crowd pleasers that attract a mass audience, not just twee indie pics for those film fanboys to whom you so lovingly alluded. (41 words)

But whether Me and You and Everyone We Know is punk or not doesn’t matter when it’s so many other things: twee, gentle, quirky, sweet to a point and, above all else, true to July’s artistic spirit. (40 words)

Dave also gives a backdrop on all the twee, indie hits he has enjoyed over the last week in true Dave fashion while we both look over three films that we are fizzing with excitement for in 2024. (38 words)

How do we get rid of our twee middle class image? (11 words)

Of the multiple miracles of modern filmmaking that occur throughout the runtime of —including such feats as “Jim Carrey underplays things,” “Kirsten Dunst isn’t annoying,” and “Michel Gondry doesn’t twee his movie to death”—the notable? (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

The call made during flight is "per-twee-twee-twee", or "ti-di-di-di", punctuated by the silent periods.

Twee motorvoertuie is oor die naweek gesteel end twee gevalle van diefstal uit motorvoertuie is aangemeld.

Annie’s husband, John, is diagnosed with cancer and her bossy-boots best friend, Chris, initiates the idea of raising money through the Women’s Institute (a twee British version of the ICA) for charity.

Dave also gives a backdrop on all the twee, indie hits he has enjoyed over the last week in true Dave fashion while we both look over three films that we are fizzing with excitement for in 2024.

It’s a bit twee, of course it is, but in fairness to the lad, he has just won his 23rd Grand Slam trophy.

Even as we shift to streaming’s version of cable TV/theatrical releases, you still need big four-quadrant crowd pleasers that attract a mass audience, not just twee indie pics for those film fanboys to whom you so lovingly alluded.

A twee icing contest on The Great British Bake Off this is not.

But whether Me and You and Everyone We Know is punk or not doesn’t matter when it’s so many other things: twee, gentle, quirky, sweet to a point and, above all else, true to July’s artistic spirit.

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Die twee situasies stap mos hand aan hand.

Faust’s music blends the candor of era Elliott Smith with the twee whimsy of the Sarah Records canon.

How do we get rid of our twee middle class image?

Ireland welcomed the gigantic distraction that the trailer - featuring Jamie Dornan, Emily Blunt, Jon Hamm and Christopher Walken - offered by going into reaction overdrive to the accents, fashion, accents again, pratfalls and general twee-ness on offer.

Of the multiple miracles of modern filmmaking that occur throughout the runtime of —including such feats as “Jim Carrey underplays things,” “Kirsten Dunst isn’t annoying,” and “Michel Gondry doesn’t twee his movie to death”—the notable?

She could do with losing a few quotes about the joy of fiction, which verge on the sort of thing you’d read in a twee greeting card.

Some may find Anderson’s style twee and pretentious, but his specific attention to detail enhances the flavor of this family dramedy, which like Royal himself, only seems to get better with age.

Adorable duo She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) are putting a twee, retro spin on the traditional holiday spectacular at the Theatre at Ace Hotel.

Or even odder, the popularity of Tonight You Belong to Me, an eerily twee unrequited-love song made famous by sister act Patience and Prudence in 1956.

Rondte twee was ‘n veldwerksessie met die kolf en boulwerk.

Twee T-shirts 'n' merch purveyor CafePress had 23 million user records swiped – reportedly back in February – and this morning triggered a mass password reset, calling it a change in internal policy.

We get it: Everyone in San Francisco is overprivileged, works in tech, and is a little bit hippie and twee.

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Common combinations with twee

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "twee" in a sentence?
An example: "The call made during flight is "per-twee-twee-twee", or "ti-di-di-di", punctuated by the silent periods." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "twee" from authentic English texts.
What does "twee" mean?
Twee means: Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
What are synonyms of "twee"?
Common synonyms of "twee" include: dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, refined.
How many example sentences with "twee" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "twee", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.