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Definitions: Niceness |
NicenessNoun1. A courteous manner that respects accepted social usage. 2. The quality of nice. 3. The quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "niceness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1601. (references) |
Synonyms: NicenessSynonyms: politeness (n), subtlety (n). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: impoliteness (n), nastiness (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Niceness |
| English words defined with "niceness": Underniceness. (references) |
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| "Niceness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Niceness" is used about 36 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 36 | 57,479 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
niceness | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "niceness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 美好 (Niceties, Nicety). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | nettigkeit (neatness, pleasantry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | λεπτότησ (comity, delicacy, fineness, gauziness, nicety, polish, refinement, sleaziness, slenderness, slimness, subtlety, tact, tactfulness, tenuity, tenuousness, thinness, ticklishness, waspishness), λεπτότητα (comity, consideration, daintiness, delicacy, fineness, finesse, flimsiness, gauziness, nicety, polish, refinement, sleaziness, slenderness, slightness, slimness, subtlety, tact, tactfulness, tenuity, tenuousness, thinness, ticklishness, waspishness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | יופי (aesthetics, beauty, charm, fine, loveliness, lovely, prettiness, pulchritude, splendor, wonderful), ע"י ות (daintiness, delicacy, fineness, finesse, gentleness, grace, refinement, softness, subtlety, tenderness), "קות (delicacy, fineness, flimsiness, nicety, subtlety, tenuity, thinness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szépség (beaut, beauty, Belle, bloom, fairness, fineness, finery, finesse, pulchritude), kedvesség (affability, amenity, amiability, charm, gentleness, kindness, loveliness, prettiness, suavity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | piacevolezza (agreeableness, amenity, delightfulness, pleasantness), gradevolezza (acceptableness, adoptability, amenity), amabilit (amiability, geniality, lovability). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | icenessnay lindamente (prettily), gentileza (favor, heathendom, kindling, kindness), encanto (allurement, amenity, appeal, attraction, beauty, bewitchment, charm, delectation, delight, dribblet, enchantment, endeavor, enticement, grace, loveliness, medicine, pleasantry, prettiness, rapture, ravishment, relish, seduction, sorcery, spell, style, witchcraft, witchery), delicadeza (comity, consideration, courtesy, daintiness, delicacy, fineness, finesse, mannerliness, nicety, respect, suavity, tenderness, urbanity), cultura (accomplishments, breeding, civilization, crop, crop growing, cultivation, culture, erupt, farming, gerontology, growing, growth, management, scholarship, seeding, sowing), beleza (beauty, comeliness, fairness, glamor, glamour, grace, loveliness, prettiness). (various references) caracter drãguţ. (various references) tananost (tenuity), milost (favor, favour, grace, graciousness, loveliness, mercy), ljupkost (comeliness, cuteness, gracefulness, loveliness, prettiness), ljubaznost (affability, amiability, amicability, boon, cordiality, geniality, graciousness, kindliness, kindness, suavity). (various references) amabilidad (amenity, amiability, amicability, bonhomie, decency, friendliness, gentleness, graciousness, kindness, pleasantness, sympathy). (various references) ความ"ี. (various references) titizlik (daintiness, fastidiousness, fussiness, meticulousness, nicety, particularity, peevishness, punctilio, rigor, rigour, scrupulousness, thoroughness), sevimlilik (amiability, charm, cuteness, geniality, loveliness, suavity, sweetness), kibarlık (chivalry, civility, comity, gentility, grandeur, kid glove, mannerliness, nobleness, polish, refinement, smartness, urbaneness, urbanity), incelik (civility, courtesy, daintiness, delicacy, discretion, elaborateness, fineness, finesse, fragility, grace, gracefulness, keenness, nicety, point, polish, politeness, refinement, slenderness, slightness, slimness, subtility, subtlety, tact, thinness, touch), hoşluk (affability, agreeableness, amenity, bonhomie, loveliness, pleasantness, quaintness), güzellik (beauty, charms, comeliness, cosmetic, fairness, feminene charms, fineness, handsomeness, prettiness, pulchritude), dakiklik (preciseness, precision, promptitude, promptness, punctuality, rigor, rigour). (various references) vẻ đáng yêu tính tỉ mỉ, tính khảnh sự s nh sỏi, tính câu nệ (preciseness, punctiliousness), sự tinh vi (elaborateness), sự thú vị (delectation, pleasantness, relish), sự tế nhị (refinement), sự dễ chịu vẻ xinh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "niceness": nicenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Niceness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nicens. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "niceness" (pronounced nī"snus) |
| 4 | -s n u s | callousness, carelessness, cautiousness, closeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, disingenuousness, fractiousness, graciousness, helplessness, hoarseness, homelessness, hopelessness, joblessness, lawlessness, nervousness, outrageousness, pompousness, powerlessness, rebelliousness, recklessness, restlessness, righteousness, ruthlessness, selflessness, seriousness, unconsciousness, viciousness, weightlessness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, calmness, casualness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, highness, holiness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, newness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, possessiveness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, richness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, sensitiveness, separateness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: incenses. | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-i-n-n-s-s" | |
-1 letter: incense. | |
-2 letters: censes, ecesis, nieces, scenes, seines. | |
-3 letters: cense, cines, nenes, niece, nines, scene, seine, seise, sense, sices, since, sines. | |
-4 letters: cees, cess, cine, eses, ices, inns, nene, ness, nice, nine, secs, seen, sees, seis, sene, sice, sics, sine, sins. | |
-5 letters: cee, cis, ens, ess, ice, inn, ins, nee, sec, see, sei, sen, sic, sin, sis. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-i-n-n-s-s" | |
+1 letter: nescients. | |
+2 letters: consignees, descension, ensigncies, insistence, insolences, nascencies, nesciences, nicenesses, recensions, screenings, sentiences. | |
+3 letters: abstinences, ancientness, canninesses, cleanliness, conciseness, consciences, consistence, corninesses, declensions, descensions, fancinesses, genericness, incandesces, inexactness, insistences, insurgences, nonsciences, oncogenesis, renaissance, sincereness, snickersnee, transiences, windscreens. | |
+4 letters: antisciences, ascendancies, ascendencies, candidnesses, chancinesses, concessioner, consistences, contriteness, crankinesses, cyanogenesis, discernments, enfranchises, exactingness, gegenscheins, geosynclines, incessancies, inchoateness, incisiveness, indirectness, inexistences, insecureness, insentiences, insistencies, insolvencies, insurgencies, intactnesses, intercession, nonnecessity, omnisciences, princeliness, quintessence, rancidnesses, reinsurances, renaissances, rescindments, scantinesses, snickersnees, stringencies, subtenancies, sunscreening, transiencies, venesections. | |
+5 letters: acceptingness, amniocenteses, amniocentesis, ancientnesses, antirecession, astringencies, cleanlinesses, conceitedness, concessioners, concisenesses, condescension, conduciveness, confirmedness, conservancies, consistencies, containerises, containerless, conversancies, crunchinesses, cunningnesses, decongestions, deinonychuses, despondencies, disenchanters, disincentives, ethnosciences, finicalnesses, finickinesses, frankincenses, franticnesses, genericnesses, greensickness, identicalness, incalescences, incandescents, incapableness, inclusiveness, inconsistence, incorrectness, indehiscences, inexactnesses, inobservances, insincerities, intercessions, intersections, intricateness, intumescences, invectiveness, luminescences, mercenariness, necessitarian, necessitating, necessitation, neurasthenics, neurosciences, nonexistences, nonresidences, nonresistance, omnipresences, paunchinesses, prescreenings, quintessences, raunchinesses, reconditeness, reconversions, reinspections, reminiscences, scrawninesses, secondariness, sincerenesses, tenaciousness, uncanninesses, uncertainness, uncleanliness, unluckinesses, unnecessarily. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 69 63 65 6E 65 73 73 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. .. -.-. . -. . ... ... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01101001 01100011 01100101 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N i c e n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0069 0063 0065 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4875697180718585 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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