The meaning of Twee

adjective

Influenced or touched by an external factor.

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Affected areas

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

Usage examples:

The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

Usage examples:

As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

adjective

(especially of a house or flat) small and elegant.

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A bijou residence

noun

A jewel or trinket.

Usage examples:

For street fashion and younger boutiques - plus antiques and bijoux objets - head for the pedestria…

adjective

(especially of a building) small but attractive

Usage examples:

The street is lined with bijou cafés and bars., the agent described the flat as a bijou residence.

adjective

Attractive in a pretty or endearing way.

Usage examples:

She had a cute little nose

adjective

Cute to a sentimental or mawkish extent.

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The film's cutesy shots of children playing in the streets

adjective

Artificially attractive and charming, esp. in a way suitable for a child

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The house is full of cutesy pictures of kittens.

adjective

Delicately small and pretty.

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A dainty lace handkerchief

noun

Something good to eat; a delicacy.

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Home-made breads, jams, and dainties

adjective

Small and attractive in a delicate way

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A dainty wrist/hand, dainty flowers

adjective

Sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.

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A mawkish ode to parenthood

adjective

Showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way

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The film lapses into mawkish sentimentality near the end.

adjective

Of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.

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Precious works of art

noun

Used as a term of address for a beloved person.

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Don't be frightened, my precious

adjective

Of very great value or worth

Usage examples:

Precious memories, children are our most precious resource., diamonds and rubies are precious stone…

adjective

(of a person, especially a woman or child) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful.

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A pretty little girl with an engaging grin

adverb

To a moderately high degree; fairly.

Usage examples:

He looked pretty fit for his age

noun

An attractive thing, especially a trinket.

Usage examples:

He buys her lots of pretties—bangles and rings

adjective

Used to describe something that has had too much decoration added to it by someone trying too hard to make it pretty

adjective

Attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

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Quaint country cottages

adjective

Attractive because of being unusual and esp. old-fashioned

Usage examples:

In spain, we visited a cobblestone plaza with quaint little cafés around its perimeter.

adjective

Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.

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She felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her

adjective

Related to feelings rather than reason

Usage examples:

When you ask which team will win, my sentimental favorite would have to be philadelphia., he gets s…

adjective

Self-indulgently sentimental.

Usage examples:

I look at babies with a soppy smile on my face

adjective

Showing or feeling too much of emotions such as love or sympathy, rather than being reasonable or practical

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A film with a soppy ending, that's one of the soppiest stories i've ever heard!, some people are re…

adjective

Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter.

Usage examples:

A cup of hot sweet tea

noun

A small shaped piece of sweet food made with sugar.

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A bag of sweets

adjective

(esp. of food or drink) having a taste similar to that of sugar or honey

Usage examples:

The four basic tastes are sweet, salty, bitter, and sour., i like sweet cherries., the desserts wer…