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Definitions for Mincing

[1] (of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant.
[2] to cut or chop into very small pieces.
[3] to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's words), especially for the sake of decorum or courtesy.
[4] to perform or utter with affected elegance.
[5] to subdivide minutely, as land or a topic for study.
[6] to walk or move with short, affectedly dainty steps.
[7] Archaic . to act or speak with affected elegance.
[8] something cut up very small; mincemeat.
[9] (of a person) affectedly elegant in gait, manner, or speech
[10] (tr) to chop, grind, or cut into very small pieces
[11] (tr) to soften or moderate, esp for the sake of convention or politeness I didn't mince my words
[12] (intr) to walk or speak in an affected dainty manner
[13] mainly British minced meat
[14] informal nonsensical rubbish

Words related to Mincing

artificial, dainty, delicate, effeminate, fastidious, finicky, fussy, genteel, insincere, nice, particular, persnickety, precious, sissy, squeamish, stilted, unnatural, finical, la-di-da, too-too

Words nearby Mincing

mincemeat, mincer, minch, mincha, minchah, mincing, mind, mind bender, mind games, mind like a steel trap, have a, mind map

Origin of Mincing

e1350–1400; Middle English mincen < Middle French minc(i)er < Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre to mince; see minute2

Other words from Mincing

minc·ing·ly , adverb
un·minc·ing , adjective
minc·er , noun
un·minced , adjective

Word origin for Mincing

eC14: from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin minūtiāre (unattested), from Late Latin minūtia smallness; see minutiae

Synonyms for Mincing

artificial, dainty, delicate, effeminate, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, genteel, insincere, la-di-da, nice, particular, persnickety, precious, sissy, squeamish, stilted, too-too, unnatural