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