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NICENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
Example:
you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew
Synonyms:
niceness; subtlety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("niceness" is a kind of...):
difficultness; difficulty (the quality of being difficult)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of nice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("niceness" is a kind of...):
pleasantness; sweetness (the quality of giving pleasure)
Attribute:
nice (pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance)
Antonym:
nastiness (the quality of being highly unpleasant)
Derivation:
nice (pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
Synonyms:
niceness; politeness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("niceness" is a kind of...):
courtesy; good manners (a courteous manner)
Attribute:
polite (showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.)
impolite (not polite)
Derivation:
nice (exhibiting courtesy and politeness)
nice (socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous)
