In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
subtlety, niceness
(noun) the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; “you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew”
niceness
(noun) the quality of nice
politeness, niceness
(noun) a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
niceness (countable and uncountable, plural nicenesses)
(obsolete) Silliness; folly. [16th c.]
Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness. [from 16th c.]
(obsolete) Shyness; reserve. [16th-19th c.]
Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity. [from 17th c.]
Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness. [from 19th c.]
(computing, Unix) A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice, renice.)
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Source: Wiktionary
Nice"ness, n.
Definition: Quality or state of being nice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.