# niceness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnaɪsnɪs/ · frequency rank #63,106

## Definitions
1. Silliness; folly.
2. Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.
3. Shyness; reserve.
4. Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.
5. Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.
6. A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.)

## Etymology
From nice + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/niceness