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Niceness

Quality or state of being nice.

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Broader term 5

Courtesy 76% connected

Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Difficulty 76% connected

The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Pleasantness 76% connected

The state or quality of being pleasant.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Sweetness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sweet (in any sense of the adjective); gratefulness to the taste or to the smell; agreeableness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 4

Nice 74% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Nice 74% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Polite 74% connected

Smooth; polished.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Polite 74% connected

Smooth; polished.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Attribute 6

Impolite 66% connected

Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.

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Impolite 66% connected

Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nice 66% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Nice 66% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Polite 66% connected

Smooth; polished.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Polite 66% connected

Smooth; polished.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Synonym 2

Politeness 92% connected

High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Subtlety 92% connected

The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Nastiness 94% connected

The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Nastiness 94% connected

The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

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