Niceness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

the quality of nice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈaɪsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈaɪsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈaɪsnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈaɪsnəs/.

Examples

you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

subtlety politeness

Antonyms

impoliteness nastiness

Parts of Speech

noun	a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
noun	the quality of nice
noun	the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze “you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew”

Word Forms

polite	adjective	not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; - W.S. Maugham
nice	adjective	socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nettigkeit

eine höfliche Art und Weise, die akzeptierte gesellschaftliche Gepflogenheiten respektiert

🇫🇷French

gentillesse

une manière courtoise qui respecte les usages sociaux acceptés

🇪🇸Spanish

amabilidad

una manera cortés que respete el uso social aceptado

🇮🇹Italian

gentilezza

un modo cortese che rispetti gli usi sociali accettati

🇳🇱Dutch

aardigheid

een hoffelijke manier die het geaccepteerde sociale gebruik respecteert

🇵🇹Portuguese

gentileza

uma maneira cortês que respeita o uso social aceito

🇷🇺Russian

любезность

вежливая манера, которая уважает принятые в обществе обычаи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुंदरता

एक विनम्र तरीका जो स्वीकृत सामाजिक उपयोग का सम्मान करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সুন্দরতা

একটি বিনয়ী পদ্ধতি যা স্বীকৃত সামাজিক ব্যবহারকে সম্মান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அருமை

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட சமூக பயன்பாட்டை மதிக்கும் ஒரு மரியாதையான முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

చక్కదనం

ఆమోదించబడిన సామాజిక వినియోగాన్ని గౌరవించే మర్యాదపూర్వకమైన పద్ధతి

🇮🇳Marathi

छानपणा

स्वीकारलेल्या सामाजिक वापराचा आदर करणारी विनम्र पद्धत

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરસતા

એક નમ્ર રીત કે જે સ્વીકૃત સામાજિક ઉપયોગનો આદર કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳ್ಳೆಯತನ

ಅಂಗೀಕೃತ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಬಳಕೆಯನ್ನು ಗೌರವಿಸುವ ಸೌಜನ್ಯಯುತ ವಿಧಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നന്മ

അംഗീകൃത സാമൂഹിക ഉപയോഗത്തെ ബഹുമാനിക്കുന്ന മാന്യമായ രീതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਨਿਮਰ ਢੰਗ ਜੋ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਉਪਯੋਗ ਦਾ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیکی

ایک شائستہ انداز جو قبول شدہ سماجی استعمال کا احترام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

善良

尊重公认的社会习惯的礼貌方式

🇯🇵Japanese

優しさ

社会的に受け入れられた使用法を尊重した礼儀正しい態度

🇰🇷Korean

친절함

사회적 관습을 존중하는 정중한 태도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tử tế

một cách lịch sự tôn trọng cách sử dụng xã hội được chấp nhận

🇹🇭Thai

ความดี

มารยาทที่สุภาพและเคารพการใช้สังคมเป็นที่ยอมรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebaikan

cara sopan yang menghormati penggunaan sosial yang diterima

🇵🇭Filipino

kabaitan

isang magalang na paraan na iginagalang ang tinatanggap na paggamit sa lipunan

🇲🇾Malay

kebaikan

cara berbudi bahasa yang menghormati penggunaan sosial yang diterima

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللطف

بطريقة مهذبة تحترم الاستخدام الاجتماعي المقبول

🇮🇷Persian

زیبایی

روشی مؤدبانه که به استفاده اجتماعی پذیرفته شده احترام می گذارد

🇹🇷Turkish

incelik

Kabul edilen sosyal kullanıma saygılı, nazik bir tavır

🇮🇱Hebrew

נחמדות

בצורה אדיבה המכבדת את השימוש החברתי המקובל

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The primary meaning of 'niceness' is 'a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage'.

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In which domain is the word 'niceness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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