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niceness.

Silliness; folly.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnaɪsnɪs/
  1. Silliness; folly.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Shyness; reserve.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  4. Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.

    countable · uncountable
  5. Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.)

    Unix · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English nice Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English niceness From nice + -ness.

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