niminy-piminy Antonyms
Strongest:
- affable
- affable
- low-pressure
- carefree
- lackadaisical
- relaxed
- breezy
- flexible
- relaxed
- loose
- low-pressure
- loose
- lackadaisical
- lenient
- carefree
- lax
- flexible
- lax
- breezy
- lenient
- permissive
- permissive
Strong:
- uncritical
- happy-go-lucky
- laid-back
- devil-may-care
- uncritical
- laid-back
- devil-may-care
- happy-go-lucky
Weak:
Strongest:
- particular
- ultrafastidious
- prim
- finical
- dainty
- finicky
- prissy
- discerning
- fastidious
- hyperfastidious
- exacting
- choosy
- picky
- selective
- old-maidish
Strong:
- persnickety
- pernickety
- discriminating
- careful
- demanding
- hypercritical
- captious
- fussbudgety
- delicate
- knowledgeable
- overcritical
- meticulous
- nice
- punctilious
- finicking
- fussy
- faultfinding
- critical
- insightful
- overdemanding
- choosey
Weak:
Meaning of niminy-piminy
Wordnet
niminy-piminy (s)
affectedly dainty or refined
niminy-piminy Sentence Examples
- The niminy-piminy aristocrat's accent grated on the nerves of the commoners.
- She had a niminy-piminy habit of fluttering her eyelashes and simpering.
- Their niminy-piminy ways were unsuited for the harsh realities of life.
- The niminy-piminy butler served tea with a flourish and a saccharine smile.
- He spoke in a niminy-piminy tone, full of affected politeness and insincere flattery.
- The niminy-piminy garden party was a riot of excessive decorum and empty gestures.
- The niminy-piminy child refused to eat his vegetables, claiming they were "beneath his station."
- The niminy-piminy perfume lingered in the air, leaving a trail of irritating sweetness.
- Their niminy-piminy marriage was a sham, built on a foundation of superficiality and pretense.
- She was a niminy-piminy gossip, spreading rumors with a delicate air of righteousness.
FAQs About the word niminy-piminy
affectedly dainty or refined
particular, ultrafastidious, prim, finical, dainty, finicky, prissy, discerning, fastidious, hyperfastidious
affable, affable, low-pressure,carefree, lackadaisical, relaxed, breezy, flexible, relaxed, loose
The niminy-piminy aristocrat's accent grated on the nerves of the commoners.
She had a niminy-piminy habit of fluttering her eyelashes and simpering.
Their niminy-piminy ways were unsuited for the harsh realities of life.
The niminy-piminy butler served tea with a flourish and a saccharine smile.
