niceness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈnaɪsnəs/ UK /ˈnaɪsnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being pleasant or agreeable; fineness of distinction

There was a studied niceness in the way he phrased the refusal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... pleasantness kindness agreeableness amiability fineness subtlety

Opposites

unpleasantness nastiness rudeness

Word family

Related forms nice nicety nicely

Etymology

From nice + -ness; nice itself from Old French nice ('foolish, simple'), from Latin nescius ('ignorant'), from nescire ('not to know').

nice Old French nescius Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# niceness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈnaɪsnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈnaɪsnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being pleasant or agreeable; fineness of distinction

## Examples
- There was a studied niceness in the way he phrased the refusal.

## Synonyms
- pleasantness
- kindness
- agreeableness
- amiability
- fineness
- subtlety

## Antonyms
- unpleasantness
- nastiness
- rudeness

## Related Forms
- nice
- nicety
- nicely

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nice
- Root: nescius

## Etymology
From nice + -ness; nice itself from Old French nice ('foolish, simple'), from Latin nescius ('ignorant'), from nescire ('not to know').

## AI Etymology
Niceness comes from nice + -ness; nice itself from Old French nice ('foolish, simple'), from Latin nescius ('ignorant'), from nescire ('not to know'). The etymological trail includes Old French nice, Latin nescius. The same word family includes nice, nicety, nicely. Its current noun use means "the quality of being pleasant or agreeable; fineness of distinction".

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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