niceness
niceness · nicenesses
Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousnessEffeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.
/ˈnaɪsnɪs/
» I'd like to uncover what hides underneath her fake niceness.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.
(countable, uncountable)Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.
(countable, uncountable)Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.
(Unix, countable, uncountable)A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.)
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Silliness; folly.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Shyness; reserve.
More definitions
- the quality of nice
- the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
Examples
1 sentencesI'd like to uncover what hides underneath her fake niceness.
Forms
plural: nicenesses| Singular | niceness |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze:subtlety
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage:politeness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatednice
Derivedunderniceness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable