niminy-piminy Synonyms
Strongest:
- picky
- finical
- prissy
- old-maidish
- particular
- discerning
- hyperfastidious
- finicky
- prim
- fastidious
- choosy
- dainty
- ultrafastidious
- selective
- exacting
Strong:
- nice
- careful
- choosey
- finicking
- insightful
- fussy
- punctilious
- meticulous
- demanding
- overdemanding
- faultfinding
- hypercritical
- pernickety
- fussbudgety
- critical
- persnickety
- delicate
- overcritical
- discriminating
- knowledgeable
- captious
Weak:
Strongest:
- low-pressure
- affable
- breezy
- flexible
- relaxed
- loose
- lackadaisical
- carefree
- lenient
- low-pressure
- carefree
- lackadaisical
- lax
- affable
- loose
- lenient
- flexible
- lax
- permissive
- permissive
- relaxed
- breezy
Strong:
- laid-back
- happy-go-lucky
- happy-go-lucky
- devil-may-care
- devil-may-care
- laid-back
- uncritical
- uncritical
Weak:
niminy-piminy Meaning
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
picky, finical, prissy, old-maidish,particular, discerning, hyperfastidious, finicky, prim, fastidious
low-pressure, affable, breezy, flexible, relaxed, loose, lackadaisical, carefree, lenient, low-pressure
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.
