7. All Inf. great, dandy, jim-dandy, crackerjack, swell, rum, keen, tops, wonderful, O.K., bully,
nice nelly, n. prude, prig, puritan, bluenose, pr£-cieuse, Inf. goody-goody, Inf goody two-shoes, Inf Miss Prim and Proper, Inf. Miss Prissy or Miss Priss; la-di-da, Victorian,
nice-nelly, adj. 1. prudish, prim, prissy, Inf. stuffy, Inf. old-maidish; narrow, censorious, puritanical, Victorian, Inf. goody-goody, nice, Inf. too nice for words. See - nice (def. 6).
2. euphemistic, overnice, overdelicate, precious, pre-cieuse, formalistic; pretentious, affected, la-di-da, mannered, mincing, simpering; namby-pamby, mealy-mouthed.
nice-nellyism, n. primness, excessive propriety, prissiness, prudery, prudishness, priggishness, prig-gery, overniceness, Inf goodiness; pretentiousness, sanctimoniousness, equivocation, (esp. in Victorian England) prunes and prisms; preciosity, preciousness, precisianism; euphemism, mealymouthedness, euphuism.
niceness, n. 1. preciseness, precision, exactitude, mathematical exactitude, exactness; meticulousness, attention to detail, accuracy, criticalness, methodicalness; skill, skillfulness, control, technique; conscientiousness, care, infinite care, carefulness, discrimination; simplicity, clarity, clearness, definitiveness.
2. fineness, delicacy, subtlety, distinction; exquisiteness, flawlessness, handsomeness, quality, choiceness.
3. fastidiousness, scrupulousness, particularness, particularity, punctilio, punctiliousness, minuteness, strictness, exactingness, daintiness, nicety; choosiness, finickiness, finicalness, fussiness, Inf. pickiness; squeamishness, queasiness.
4. good taste, propriety, appropriateness, seemliness, felicity, comeliness; refinement, elegance, culture, polish, finish, finesse, grace, gracefulness; discretion, tact, circumspection, prudence; deliberateness, deliberation, formality, properness, correctness, fitness, meetness; genteelness, gentility, civility, cultivation; affectation, airs, mannerism, artificiality, foppery, frills, mincingness; euphemism, overdelicacy, overrefinement, prudishness, peculiarity, nice-nellyism.
5. sensitivity, sensibility, keenness, acuity, acuteness, appreciation, astuteness, perception, perceptiveness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, differentiation, discernment, percipience, percipiency, scrupulosity; overcriticalness, hypercriticalness, oversubtlety, overniceness, oversensitiveness.
6. agreeability, agreeableness, likeability, cheerfulness, pleasantness, amiability, friendliness, geniality, congeniality; graciousness, generosity, warm-heartedness, solicitude, understanding, sympathy, compassion, fellow feeling, humaneness, fairness, kindness, kindliness, charity, charitableness, benevolence; goodness, sweetness, delightfulness, attractiveness, winsomeness, charm.
7. gratification, pleasurability, enjoyability; flavor, savor, deliciousness, delectableness, piquancy; richness, tenderness, softness.
nicety, n. 1. punctilio, fine point, point, detail, minor detail; instance, item, particular, element, factor, facet, incidental; aspect, feature, respect, attribute; triviality, minutia, minuteness, particularity, circumstantiality.