overnice

adjective

Definition of overnicenext
as in feminine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overnice
  1. feminine
  2. prissy
  3. womanly
  4. girlie
  5. girlish
Adjective
  • Through serial repetition, role-play, and the oscillation between masculine and feminine visual codes, Stötzer stages gender as something performed rather than possessed.
    — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Along with a brief moment of tenderness Sara experiences with her class’s resident dork, this feminine camaraderie makes for a nugget of niceness in a sea of despair.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of feminine
Adjective
  • The composer shows himself a cartoonish James Bond-type, battling with his prissy critics, while also dallying with his seductive wife, who is represented in opulent violin solos.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • As Berenger’s prissy friend Gene, the character who transforms the most during the course of the play, Phillip Taratula changes in both body and soul.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of prissy
Adjective
  • With its elegant, womanly heel curving into a narrow point and its sensible perforated top designed to resemble a man's oxford dress shoe, the oxford pump is the shoe of a woman who stands between two worlds.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Marant launched her label and had her first show in 1994, quickly becoming a byword for a hip, womanly brand of boho chic.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Definition of womanly
Adjective
  • The rhinestone ornamentation doubled as a girly and whimsical photo-op.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The mood the girls give off feels like their bold generation of girly pop, which also gives off this youthful, confident charm.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of girlie
Adjective
  • The books’ capacious geography felt like a girlish form of manifest destiny.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The label saw her girlish soprano and bubbly personality as perfect for the pop charts, but Parton longed to be a country star.
    — Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of girlish
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“Overnice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overnice. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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