twee

adjective

Definition of tweenext
chiefly British
as in cutesy

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Recent Examples of twee The site has a twee, old-internet feel. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Sure, its world can seem twee, reflecting Scandinavian values of community and modest domesticity. — Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026 The pinafore-style dress was in a twee ditsy print and flowed well past her knees, while a leather belt sat happily on her waist without exerting effort to cinch. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026 There’s a note of self-congratulation running through this work too — tricky to pinpoint because it comes swathed in both twee humility and real suffering. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for twee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twee
  1. cutesy
  2. saccharine
  3. sentimental
  4. mawkish
  5. cloying
  6. schmaltzy
  7. chocolate-box
  8. maudlin
Adjective
  • The condition could have been a death sentence for a young raccoon, but somehow, Jimothy has managed to thrive, his deformity imbuing him with the cutesy, cartoonish proportions of a Pokémon, or perhaps a Squishmallow.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • After all, Stars Hollow seemed just a little too cutesy and quirky to exist in the real world.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
Definition of cutesy
Adjective
  • Salinger, then seventy-six, seemed to think his assessment of his alma mater had been too saccharine.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This perfume combines the quintessential summer fruit with tonka bean, florals, plum nectar, and apple blossom for a truly memorable, sweet but not overly saccharine finish.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of saccharine
Adjective
  • Both my wife and I have been through the loss of our parents and found the following method has worked very well for dividing up sentimental possessions among the many brothers and sisters on both sides of the family.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Family members sometimes leave jewelry and other sentimental items inside the niches with those remains.
    — WPEC Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sentimental
Adjective
  • Its direction is stodgy and unimpressive, and its screenplay stilted and mawkish.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 July 2026
  • The sounds are chintzy and soaked in reverb, like a mawkish ’80s ballad rewritten from memory, and the whole thing slowly falls apart and fades out like an old track by the Field.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026
Definition of mawkish
Adjective
  • The inescapable stench – equal parts sour and cloying – has settled like a thick haze over the neighborhood, baked by the Southern California heat.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The mint and cacao pair together seamlessly (just think about a less cloying mint chocolate chip ice cream profile) to give your guests a pleasant surprise.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of cloying
Adjective
  • Albini doesn’t dress up those songs with any schmaltzy production or studio tricks.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 11 June 2026
  • In the way that Harrison looks to the Bible for models of relationships and drama, Cappa’s Haha, You Clowns looks to schmaltzy sitcoms and after school specials.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Definition of schmaltzy
Adjective
  • Neighborhood/area Quiet Mayfair scores nil points for cool and trendy, but those wanting a chocolate-box vision of London full of elegant Georgian townhouses, refined restaurants, and Savile Row shops can get their full fix here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Some Meyers loyalists might opt for The Holiday, with its fake chocolate-box cottage and rom-com clichés.
    — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of chocolate-box
Adjective
  • Except that’s precisely what awards shows are terrible at — those hammy yuk-yuk sketches, or weepy maudlin moments, that struggle to celebrate the industry by interlacing the show with a theatrical insert.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • That’s when the movie takes a direction that’s both maudlin in the true sense of the word and ultimately even sanctimonious regarding the heroine’s sudden redemption.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Definition of maudlin

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