mincing

Questions about mincing

What does mincing mean?

mincing means "affectedly dainty or refined".

How many syllables are in mincing?

mincing has 2 syllables: min-cing. The stress falls on "min". In IPA it is /ˈmɪnsɪŋ/.

What is another word for mincing?

Close synonyms include niminy-piminy, prim, twee. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mincing a common word?

mincing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.