Download the app
educalingo
Search
I know it's sappy, but I bet there's a market for civility and niceness out there that, while probably not as titillating as a junkyard scrap between shirtless adversaries, it'd sure be healthier.
Steven Weber

Meaning of "niceness" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF NICENESS

niceness  [ˈnaɪsnɪs] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NICENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Niceness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NICENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of niceness in the English dictionary

The first definition of niceness in the dictionary is kind and pleasant quality in a person and their behaviour. Other definition of niceness is a pleasant or satisfactory quality. Niceness is also subtlety.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NICENESS


aimlessness
ˈeɪmlɪsnɪs
artlessness
ˈɑːtlɪsnɪs
baseness
ˈbeɪsnɪs
childlessness
ˈtʃaɪldlɪsnɪs
conciseness
kənˈsaɪsnɪs
faithlessness
ˈfeɪθlɪsnɪs
fearlessness
ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs
fecklessness
ˈfɛklɪsnɪs
heartlessness
ˈhɑːtlɪsnɪs
homelessness
ˈhəʊmlɪsnɪs
lifelessness
ˈlaɪflɪsnɪs
nervelessness
ˈnɜːvlɪsnɪs
preciseness
prɪˈsaɪsnɪs
relentlessness
rɪˈlɛntlɪsnɪs
remissness
rɪˈmɪsnɪs
senselessness
ˈsɛnslɪsnɪs
shamelessness
ˈʃeɪmlɪsnɪs
tactlessness
ˈtæktlɪsnɪs
tastelessness
ˈteɪstlɪsnɪs
worthlessness
ˈwɜːθlɪsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NICENESS

niccolite
NiCd
nice
nice and
nice-looking
niceish
nicely
Nicene
Nicene Council
Nicene Creed
niceties
nicety
nicey-nicey
niche
niche market
niche marketing
niche publishing
niched
nicher

WORDS THAT END LIKE NICENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of niceness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NICENESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «niceness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of niceness

Translation of «niceness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF NICENESS

Find out the translation of niceness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of niceness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «niceness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

美好的事物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

niceness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुंदरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللطف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

любезность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

niceness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gentillesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Niceness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nettigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nice値
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쾌적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Niceness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giá trị ưu tiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேர்த்தியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समरूपता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

incelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

amabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uprzejmość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

люб´язність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

niceness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεπτότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

niceness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

niceness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

niceness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of niceness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NICENESS»

The term «niceness» is regularly used and occupies the 105.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
51
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «niceness» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of niceness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «niceness».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NICENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «niceness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «niceness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about niceness

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «NICENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word niceness.
1
Heather Donahue
We're not all nice, and there are a lot of levels of ambition and niceness.
2
Steven Weber
I know it's sappy, but I bet there's a market for civility and niceness out there that, while probably not as titillating as a junkyard scrap between shirtless adversaries, it'd sure be healthier.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NICENESS»

Discover the use of niceness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to niceness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Tyranny of Niceness: Unmasking the Need for Approval
The Tyranny of Niceness identifies and confronts our most fundamental social dysfunction - niceness.-Psychologist Evelyn Sommers identifies and confronts our most fundamental social dysfunction -- niceness.
Evelyn Sommers, 2005
2
Nuff Nuff Niceness: Rediscovering the Mother Colony
These are burnished with a story line detailing the transition from a comfortable retirement in the model community of Reston, Virginia to a challenging and adventurous assimilation into the young and developing country of St. Kitts.
Robert L. Zimmer, 2010
3
The Ministry of Niceness
Playful, charming, quirky, joyous and heartwarming stories about positive and uplifting values: love, happiness, freedom, pleasure, being oneself and reveling in the wonders of what it means to be alive. Original.
Giles Andreae, 2011
4
Niceness in the Nineties
For general release MARCH 23rd, 2011. Jim Miller was a touring guitarist and songwriter in the bands Black Angel's Death Song and Trash Can School in the early to mid nineties.
Jim Miller, 2011
5
Seeking Integrity in Teacher Education: Transforming Student ...
McIntyre (1997) called the infusive nature of this White discourse a “culture of niceness” (p. 121). This culture of niceness can penetrate White dominant groups and institutions, serving to further relegate talk of difference to fewer and fewer ...
Ann Katherine Schulte, 2008
6
In the Face of Death: Professionals Who Care for the Dying ...
A more subtle pattern by which we seek to appear invulnerable is the display of “ chronic niceness” (Speck, 2000, p. 97). We put on a mask and project an image of always being empathic, always understanding, unconditionally loving toward ...
Danai Papadatou, 2009
7
Anxious to Please: 7 Revolutionary Practices for the ...
Anxious to Please presents seven powerful practices designed to bring about: resilient self-esteem; a happier and calmer emotional life; a reality-based optimism for the future; fulfilling sex; and satisfying relationships.
James Rapson, Craig English, 2006
8
Predictocracy: Market Mechanisms for Public and Private ...
But let us imagine that we believed that in principle, subsidies given to nice people would increase social welfare by providing incentives for niceness. Using current legal technology, however, it would still probably be infeasible to reward ...
Michael Abramowicz, 2008
9
Duty Bound: Responsibility and American Public Life
This is connected to the fact that while we tolerate what we disapprove, niceness qua niceness treats others as equal to us. In this sense, niceness is a broader virtue than tolerance, because it is a form of seemingly just treatment of others and ...
Mark Blitz, 2005
10
Feelings and Emotions: The Amsterdam Symposium
23. Emotional. Gifts. and. "You. First". Micropolitics. Niceness. in. the. Socioemotional. Economy. Candace. Clark. ABSTRACT Patterned exchanges of emotions in everyday life help build walls of indifference or enmity and webs of affiliation.
Antony S. R. Manstead, Nico Frijda, Agneta Fischer, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NICENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term niceness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Big Interview – Chris still has high hopes as he eases through 26th …
Hope insists his time with Kettering was key to building his career but, such is the niceness of the man, he doesn't have any favourites. Instead ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Mike Doria's column titled 'The Thought' comes after more than 15...
You're going to go berserk if you continue letting people take advantage of your niceness. And, good luck trying to stay positive when, instead, ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
3
Review: 'The Other Serious' by Christy Wampole
In a passage especially poignant today, Wampole looks at "Southern Niceness," and the belief that "the South never recovered a healthy ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
The Archibalds: Having your face judged by strangers
Oh, there's also The Media, who contrary to the general niceness of their constituent parts (I know many journalists who are lovely people, and ... «SBS, Jul 15»
5
Blog: Despite weeks of complaining, Toronto has embraced the Pan …
“The cleanliness and friendliness of the city and the niceness of the people,” said Andre Henry. “Also the infrastructure of Toronto itself is ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
6
There's a demon inside Cara Delevingne
After so long of forcing this niceness, there's this deep, dark evil person that starts to grow inside of you. This is eventually going to come out ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
7
Takeouts on race, feminism and intersectionality
Besides, niceness does not equate to agreeing with each other all the time, which is what it's been misconstrued to mean on the Internet. «ELLE, Jul 15»
8
Why Accusing Women of "Being Mean to Other Women" Is Bullsh*t
Besides, niceness does not equate to agreeing with each other all the time, which is what it's been misconstrued to mean on the Internet. «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
9
College, who needs it? Not Scott Walker
In person, he reeks of Midwestern, Boy Scout niceness and authenticity. He is also very articulate and knowledgeable on the issues. I think it is ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
10
Gay 'marriage': it is not sane
Nor is it indifference, going by the name of tolerance; hardness of heart for the weakling. “An amiable niceness to everybody,” says Frank ... «Lifesite, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Niceness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/niceness>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z