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tweeness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English twee Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tweeness From twee + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) 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:

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