tweeness
tweeness noun: the quality or state of being twee.
Noun
tweeness (usually uncountable, plural tweenesses)
- The quality or state of being twee.
- And please, no more tweenesses such as 'authors of the female gender' and 'paintings by ladies' (Issue One). They make the teeth curl and one wonders what you imagine paintings by women to look like.1985, Words, volume 1, page 6
- They became shorthand for English style, like Staffordshire spaniels minus the tweeness.2009 March 13, Christopher Petkanas, “Blade Runner”, in New York Times
Forms of tweeness
| plural | tweenesses |
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Origin of tweeness
From twee + -ness.
Words that rhyme with tweeness
Questions about tweeness
- What does tweeness mean?
- Tweeness means the quality or state of being twee.
- What part of speech is tweeness?
- Tweeness is a noun.
- What is the plural of tweeness?
- The plural of tweeness is tweenesses.
Words near tweeness in the dictionary
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