NICE-NELLY

Meaning of NICE-NELLY in English

/nuys"nel"ee/ , adj.

1. characterized by prudishness or excessive modesty: The entrance of his nice-nelly friend stopped the flow of risqué stories.

2. being a euphemism; euphemistic: nice-nelly expressions.

Also, nice-Nelly .

[ 1920-25, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NICE NELLY — noun see: nice-nelly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NICE-NELLY — adjective Usage: often capitalized 2d N Etymology: from the name Nelly Date: 1925 marked by euphemism, prudish , nice nelly …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NICE-NELLY — adjective or nice-nellie ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ Usage: often capitalized 2d N Etymology: nice Nelly or nice Nellie : overly delicate : prudish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NICE NELLY — noun or nice nellie ˈ ̷ ̷ˈnelē Usage: usually capitalized 2d N Etymology: probably from nice (I) + Nelly, Nellie, the name …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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 — see nice-nelly
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NICE-NELLY — adjective Usage: often capitalized 2d N Etymology: from the name Nelly Date: 1925 1. : marked by euphemism 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NICE-NELLY — Pronunciation: ' n ī s- ' ne-l ē Function: adjective Usage: often cap 2d N Etymology: from the name Nelly …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NICE-NELLY — [nice-nel.ly] adj, often cap 2d N [fr. the name Nelly] (1925) 1: marked by euphemism 2: prudish -- nice nelly …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NICE NELLY — (1) {n.}, {informal} Someone who acts too good to be true; a prude; a prig. * /We took him for …
Slang English vocab
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
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
NICE NELLY — n (sl) nice girl q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab
NICE-NELLY — (разговорное) притворно-скромный; жеманный; чопорный (разговорное) эвфемистический - * expressions деликатные выражения
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NICE NELLY — разг. (притворная) скромница; жеманница
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NICE-NELLY — a разг. 1. притворно-скромный; жеманный; чопорный 2. эвфемистический nice-nelly expressions - деликатные выражения
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NICE-NELLY — прил.; амер. сленг1) эвфемистический, неэксплицитно выраженный Syn:euphemistic 2) деланно-пуританский, притворно-скромный; чересчур манерный, жеманный Syn:prudish
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NICE NELLY — (a) жеманный; притворно-скромный; чопорный; эвфемистический
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NICE-NELLY — a разг. 1. притворно-скромный; жеманный; чопорный 2. эвфемистический ~ expressions - деликатные выражения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NICE NELLY — разг. (притворная) скромница; жеманница
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NICE NELLY — разг. (притворная) скромница; жеманница
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NICE NELLY — разг. (притворная) скромница; жеманница
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NICE NELLY — разг. (притворная) скромница; жеманница
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NICE-NELLY — a разг. 1. притворно-скромный; жеманный; чопорный 2. эвфемистический nice-nelly expressions - деликатные выражения
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NICE-NELLY — прил. ; амер. сл. 1) эвфемистический, неэксплицитно выраженный Syn: euphemistic 2) деланно-пуританский, притворно-скромный; чересчур манерный, жеманный Syn: prudish
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NICE-NELLY — прил.; амер. сл. 1) эвфемистический, неэксплицитно выраженный Syn: euphemistic 2) деланно-пуританский, притворно-скромный; чересчур манерный, жеманный Syn: prudish
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NICE-NELLY — (разговорное) притворно-скромный; жеманный; чопорный (разговорное) эвфемистический - * expressions деликатные выражения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
NELLY — I. ˈnelē noun ( -es ) Etymology: perhaps from Nelly, nickname for Helen 1. : giant petrel 2. : sooty …
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
NELLY — /nel"ee/ , n. Australian Slang. inferior or cheap wine. [ 1940-45; of uncert. orig. ]
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
NELLY — ■ noun ( plural nellies ) informal 1》 a silly person. 2》 derogatory an effeminate homosexual man. Phrases not on …
Concise Oxford 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
NELLY — nelly, N\~ BrE AmE ˈnel i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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
NELLY — nel ‧ ly BrE AmE , nellie /ˈneli/ noun not on your nelly British English spoken old-fashioned used to tell …
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
NELLY — n. (pl. -ies) a silly or effeminate person. ønot on your nelly Brit. sl. certainly not. [perh. f. the name …
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
NELLY — n. (pl. -ies) a silly or effeminate person. not on your nelly Brit. sl. certainly not. [ perh. f. the …
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
NELLY — n. (pl. -ies) a silly or effeminate person. Phrases and idioms: not on your nelly Brit. sl. certainly not. Etymology: …
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
NELLY — [noun] [U] [UK dated] humorous - not on your nelly there is no possibility of that"Perhaps you could take Simon …
Cambridge English vocab
NELLY — It's like coolio Example: That shirt is nelly!
Slang English vocab
NELLY — See: NICE NELLY or NICE NELLIE, NERVOUS NELLIE.
Slang English vocab
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
NELLY — n (US sl) Nellie q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab
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
NELLY — See: NICE NELLY or NICE NELLIE, NERVOUS NELLIE.
Словарь английских идиом
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
NELLY — сущ.; уменьш. от Eleanor, Helen, Helena Нелли
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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