niceness

English

/ˈnaɪsnɪs/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Silliness; folly.
  • Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.
  • (obsolete) Shyness; reserve.
  • Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.
  • Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.
  • (computing) A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (pos=verb), renice (renice).)

Etymology

Suffix from English nice.

Origin

English

nice

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