different between nineness vs niceness

English

Etymology

nine +? -ness

Noun

nineness (uncountable)

1. The property of being nine in number.
   • 1922, Robert Lynd, The sporting life and other trifles (page 186)

     Some day, let us hope, an architect will arise who will do justice to stairs, and who will design every step with an individuality of its own, so that we may climb delightedly from the oneness of the universe to the nineness of the Nine Muses […]

English

Etymology

From nice +? -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na?sn?s/

Noun

niceness (countable and uncountable, plural nicenesses)

1. (obsolete) Silliness; folly. [16th c.]
2. Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness. [from 16th c.]
3. (obsolete) Shyness; reserve. [16th-19th c.]
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 63:

     Methinks a young create of niceness should be less ready to write to one man, when she is designed to be another's.

4. Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity. [from 17th c.]
5. Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness. [from 19th c.]
6. (computing, Unix) A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.)

Anagrams

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