niceness

Noun
US[nahy-snuhs]/ˈnaɪsnəs/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usageSynonyms: politenessOpposite impolitenessType of courtesy, good mannersAttribute of polite, impolite
  2. the quality of niceOpposite nastinessType of pleasantness, sweetnessAttribute of nice
  3. the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze“you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew”Synonyms: subtletyType of difficulty, difficultness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Nice′ness noun

Quality or state of being nice.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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