niceness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities 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... pleasantnesskindnessagreeablenessamiabilityfinenesssubtlety ↔ Opposites unpleasantnessnastinessrudeness Word family Related forms nicenicetynicely Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown