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niceness

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: niceness

1
n
a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
2
n
the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: niceness
1

n a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

Synonyms:
politeness
Antonyms:
impoliteness
a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
Type of:
courtesy, good manners
a courteous manner

n the quality of nice

Antonyms:
nastiness
the quality of being unpleasant
Type of:
pleasantness, sweetness
the quality of giving pleasure
2

n the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

Synonyms:
subtlety
Type of:
difficultness, difficulty
the quality of being difficult
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