niceness — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

Silliness; folly.

2

Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.

He was a good Citizen, of an honest-gentle nature, as are commonly fat and burly men; for so was he: But to speake truely of him, full of ambitious vanitie and remisse nicenesse [translating mollesse].

3

Shyness; reserve.

Methinks a young create of niceness should be less ready to write to one man, when she is designed to be another's.

4

Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.

5

Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.

Collocations

3

ADJ.

fake, underneath, young

VERB + NICENESS

create

NICENESS + NOUN

less

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

subtlety

noun — a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

politeness

Antonyms

nastiness
impoliteness

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

He was a good Citizen, of an honest-gentle nature, as are commonly fat and burly men; for so was he: But to speake truely of him, full of ambitious vanitie and remisse nicenesse [translating mollesse]

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02

Methinks a young create of niceness should be less ready to write to one man, when she is designed to be another's.

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03

I'd like to uncover what hides underneath her fake niceness.

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Usage Notes

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