Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or quality of being nice, in any sense of that word.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Quality or state of being nice.
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- noun computing, Unix A
value determining how muchprocessor time toconcede to arunning process . (See alsonice (verb),renice .)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of nice
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- noun the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
Etymologies
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Examples
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Generic niceness is a dangerous trait to give a character – particularly the protagonist.
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Generic niceness is a dangerous trait to give a character – particularly the protagonist.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » June 2009
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Generic niceness is a dangerous trait to give a character – particularly the protagonist.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » June » 15 2009
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Worcestershire, to be paternal to his workmen, to be known as Squire, and to bring his children up in the older Moreton 'niceness' -- he had yet managed to make his ploughs quite celebrated, to found a little town, and die still handsome and clean-shaved at the age of sixty-six.
The Freelands John Galsworthy 1900
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Worcestershire, to be paternal to his workmen, to be known as Squire, and to bring his children up in the older Moreton 'niceness' -- he had yet managed to make his ploughs quite celebrated, to found a little town, and die still handsome and clean-shaved at the age of sixty-six.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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There are the softies in love with international law and international institutions, who hold that niceness is nice because it’s nice and the United States should be nicer.
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As we scrolled through the list, we realized that almost all sales were based in "niceness."
Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Nice But Not Good: The Art of Spotting Narcissists Judith Acosta 2010
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As we scrolled through the list, we realized that almost all sales were based in "niceness."
Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Nice But Not Good: The Art of Spotting Narcissists Judith Acosta 2010
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I mean, Archie takes advantage of her "niceness" and eats her cakes and then leaves her to go on a date with Veronica.
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This focus on "niceness" in critical approaches to young adult fiction -- a genre almost overwhelmingly produced and consumed by women -- is not accidental.
Sarah McCarry: Faking Nice in the Blogosphere: Women and Book Reviews Sarah McCarry 2010
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