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mincingness

mincingness noun: the quality of being mincing; affected daintiness.

Noun

mincingness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being mincing; affected daintiness.
    Synonyms:
    niminy-piminy

Synonyms of mincingness

Origin of mincingness

From mincing + -ness.

Questions about mincingness

What does mincingness mean?
Mincingness means the quality of being mincing; affected daintiness.
What part of speech is mincingness?
Mincingness is a noun.

Words near mincingness in the dictionary

  1. mincing
  2. mincing one's words
  3. mincing up
  4. mincing words
  5. mincingly
  6. mincingness
  7. mincings
  8. Minco
  9. Mincopi
  10. Mincopie
  11. Mincopies

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