NICE-NELLYISM

Meaning of NICE-NELLYISM in English

(ˈ)nīˈsnelēˌizəm noun

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized 2d N

1. : prudery , prudishness

2. : euphemism

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

NICE-NELLYISM — noun see: nice-nelly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NICE-NELLYISM — /nuys"nel"ee iz'euhm/ , n. 1. excessive modesty; prudishness. 2. a euphemism: an evasive style of writing, full of circumlocutions and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NICE-NELLYISM — see nice-nelly
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NICE-NELLYISM — Function: noun Synonyms: EUPHEMISM , nice Nelly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NICE-NELLYISM — noun Synonyms: euphemism , nice Nelly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NICE — I. ˈnīs adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Old French, simpleminded, stupid, from Latin nescius ignorant, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NICE — (superl.) Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a …
Английский словарь Webster
NICE — (superl.) Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; …
Английский словарь Webster
NICE — ( superl. ) Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NICE — ( superl. ) Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NICE — — nicely , adv. — niceness , n. /nuys/ , adj., nicer, nicest . 1. pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NICE — adjective ( nic·er ; nic·est ) Etymology: Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Anglo-French, silly, simple, from Latin nescius ignorant, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NICE — superl delicate; refined; dainty; pure. 2. nice ·superl of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial. 3. nice ·superl foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; …
Webster English vocab
NICE — [nice] adj nic.er ; nic.est [ME, foolish, wanton, fr. OF, fr. L nescius ignorant, fr. nescire not to know--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NICE — seaport city, Mediterranean tourist centre, and capital of Alpes-Maritimes dpartement, Provence-Alpes-Cte-d'Azur region, southeastern France. The city is located on the …
Britannica English vocabulary
NICE — / naɪs; NAmE / adjective ( nicer , nicest ) PLEASANT / ATTRACTIVE 1. nice (to do sth) | nice …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NICE — nice S1 W2 /naɪs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: 'stupid' , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NICE — adj. 1 pleasant, agreeable, satisfactory. 2 (of a person) kind, good-natured. 3 iron. bad or awkward (a nice mess you've …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NICE — adj. 1 pleasant, agreeable, satisfactory. 2 (of a person) kind, good-natured. 3 iron. bad or awkward (a nice mess you've …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NICE — adj.1 pleasant, agreeable, satisfactory. 2 (of a person) kind, good-natured. 3 iron. bad or awkward (a nice mess you've made). …
Oxford English vocab
NICE — ( nicer, nicest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you say …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NICE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NICE — INDEX: 1. nice person 2. something you like or enjoy ◆◆◆ 1. nice person ▷ nice /naɪs/ [adjective] especially spoken …
Longman Activator English vocab
NICE — See ↑ FRIENDLY 1, ↑ GOOD 1,6, ↑ KIND 1, ↑ NICE 1,2, ↑ WEATHER 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ have …
Longman Activator English vocab
NICE — adj. 25B6; adjective have a nice time : ENJOYABLE, pleasant, agreeable, good, satisfying, gratifying, delightful, marvellous; entertaining, amusing, diverting; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NICE — adj. 1 pleasant, agreeable, amiable, amicable, friendly, cordial, warm, gracious, warm-hearted, kind, kindly, outgoing, charming, genial, delightful, courteous, polite, refined, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NICE — adjective BAD : There is a nice and quiet room where I do my work. GOOD : There is a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
NICE — прил. 1) а) хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.) nice time ≈ славное время nice person ≈ приятный человек Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NICE — Nice прил.1) хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.) nice time — славное время nice person — приятный человек Syn:pleasing, agreeable …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NICE — a 1. 1> хороший, приятный, милый, славный nice face - хорошее лицо nice smile - приятная улыбка nice boy - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NICE — прил. 1) хороший, приятный, милый, славный тж. ирон. nice time — славное время nice person — приятный человек Syn: pleasing …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NICE — прил. 1) хороший, приятный, милый, славный тж. ирон. nice time — славное время nice person — приятный человек Syn: pleasing, agreeable 1. 2) а) хороший, хорошо сделанный, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NICE — _a. 1> хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.); a nice boy - хороший парень; nice weather - хорошая погода; a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
NICE — a. 1. хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.); a nice boy - хороший парень; nice weather - хорошая погода; a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
NICE — _a. 1> хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. _ирон.); a nice boy хороший парень; nice weather хорошая погода; a nice home …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
NICE — прил. 1) а) хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.) nice time ≈ славное время nice person ≈ приятный человек Syn …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NICE NELLY — /nel"ee/ 1. a person who professes or exhibits excessive modesty, prudishness, or the like: too much of a nice nelly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NICE NELLY — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: PRUDE , bluenose, comstock, goody-goody, Grundy, Mrs. Grundy, prig, puritan, ||wowser 2 Synonyms: EUPHEMISM , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EUPHEMISM — n. Function: noun an agreeable or inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that might offend or suggest unpleasantness FF1C; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NICE NELLY — noun 1. Synonyms: prude , bluenose, comstock, goody-goody, Grundy, Mrs. Grundy, prig, puritan, ||wowser 2. Synonyms: euphemism , nice-nellyism
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EUPHEMISM — noun an agreeable or inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that might offend or suggest unpleasantness vandalism that goes …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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