twee

• Qualifie quelque chose d'excessivement ou d'artificiellement mignon, pittoresque ou sentimental, souvent perçu comme affecté ou mièvre.

Describes something that is excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental, often in a way that seems artificial or cloying.

1. Affectedly dainty or refinedC1informalbritish

   Excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental, often in a way that seems artificial or cloying.

   Mièvre

   • The cafe's decor was a bit twee, with lace doilies and floral teacups everywhere.
   • Her writing style can be overly twee, full of whimsical descriptions of nature.
   • The film's attempt at charm felt forced and rather twee.

   Synonymesaffectedcloyingcoydaintygoody-goodymawkishmincingnamby-pambyoverrefinedpreciousquaintsentimentalsickly

   Antonymescoarsecynicalnaturalplainroughruggedunaffectedunpretentiousunrefinedunsentimentalunsophisticatedworldly