Noun: niceness nIs-nus
- The quality of being nice
"Her niceness made her popular among her classmates"
- A courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
"His niceness charmed everyone at the party";
- politeness, politesse
- The quality of being difficult to detect or analyse
"you had to admire the niceness of the distinctions he drew";
- subtlety
See also: impolite, nice, polite
Type of: courtesy, difficultness, difficulty, good manners, pleasantness, pleasurableness, sweetness
Antonym: impoliteness, nastiness
Encyclopedia: Niceness