"niceness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnaɪsnɪs/ Forms: nicenesses [plural]
Etymology: From nice + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nice|ness}} nice + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} niceness (countable and uncountable, plural nicenesses)
  1. (obsolete) Silliness; folly. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-niceness-en-noun-QpKyZHYp
  2. Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-niceness-en-noun-eenhqu-X
  3. (obsolete) Shyness; reserve. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-niceness-en-noun-7RTSBpgA
  4. Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-niceness-en-noun-VaHjI8hC
  5. Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-niceness-en-noun-M1ELuGXk
  6. (computing, Unix) A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.) Tags: Unix, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-niceness-en-noun-BZs1ZP8R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 0 21 6 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 4 21 1 23 5 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 1 20 7 53 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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