niceyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪsi/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪsi/

Forms: 1800s– nicy, 1900s– nicey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nice adj., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < nice adj. + -y suffix¹.

colloquial.

A. adj.

Nice. Also reduplicated for emphasis, as nicey-nicey adj. (also nicey-nice) .

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adjective]

polisheda1382

dainteousc1386

polite?a1500

delicatea1533

courtly1535

civil1551

court-like1552

well-refined1575

nice1588

perpolite1592

politic1596

soft1599

terse1628

refine1646

refined1650

elegant1652

genteel1678

chastea1797

spirituala1806

aesthetic1844

nicey1859

raffiné1865

nuttish1869

too-tooa1884

sophisticated1895

lavender1928

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper > strictly proper

nicec1387

formal?1518

point-devicea1529

ceremonious1553

ceremonial1579

squarec1590

square-toeda1797

wiggy1817

nicey1859

uptight1969

1859 A. Trollope Bertrams I. vi. 120 The musty fusty people, and the nicy spicy people, and the witty pretty people do severally assemble and get together... Bertram's next-door neighbour was certainly of the nicy spicy order.

1900 C. G. Leland Pidgin-Eng. Sing-song 64 Supposey die, my catchee glave where wisee man command, All plopa China-fashion in he nicey Gleen-Tea Land.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 353 Go home to nicey bread and milky and say night prayers with the kiddies.

1930 W. R. Burnett Iron Man vi. iv. 228 This little kid here with all her nicey-nice talk.

1943 Sir R. Acland in Hansard Commons 391 1968 When I was a little boy..I used to walk from my home to a nicey-nicey school in my nicey-nicey red and green hat.

1968 R. Hudson Grace is not Blue-eyed Blond (1972) ix. 144 It is such a pity that religion has become nicey nice and prim and proper.

1994 Vibe Nov. 25/1 Her apparent contempt for AD and revelry..was evident with insistent digs about their nicey-nicey character.

B. n.

A nice person or thing; a treat.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > pleasing person

weala1225

pleaserc1447

agreeable1712

treat1825

nicey?1870

a fair treat1884

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > source of pleasure > a treat

treat1805

nicey?1870

jam1871

a fair treat1884

pie1884

?1870 It's Funny when you feel that Way (song lyrics) I helped her to the niceys. And I filled her glass with pride.

1879 C. M. Yonge Burnt Out viii. 132 Oh, you're a tell-tale-tit! Catch me giving you nicies again!

1914 Conc. Oxf. Dict. Add. Nicy..(nursery), sweet, lollipop.

1959 Listener 3 Dec. 1008/1 Young nasties after lots of lolly, and young nicies to foil them at last.

1990 Daily Tel. 21 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) xvii/8 Davies finds that nasties are now far outnumbered by niceys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nicey
释义	niceyadj.n. Brit. /ˈnʌɪsi/, U.S. /ˈnaɪsi/ Forms: 1800s– nicy, 1900s– nicey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nice adj., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < nice adj. + -y suffix¹. colloquial. A. adj. Nice. Also reduplicated for emphasis, as nicey-nicey adj. (also nicey-nice) . ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adjective] polisheda1382 dainteousc1386 polite?a1500 delicatea1533 courtly1535 civil1551 court-like1552 well-refined1575 nice1588 perpolite1592 politic1596 soft1599 terse1628 refine1646 refined1650 elegant1652 genteel1678 chastea1797 spirituala1806 aesthetic1844 nicey1859 raffiné1865 nuttish1869 too-tooa1884 sophisticated1895 lavender1928 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper > strictly proper nicec1387 formal?1518 point-devicea1529 ceremonious1553 ceremonial1579 squarec1590 square-toeda1797 wiggy1817 nicey1859 uptight1969 1859 A. Trollope Bertrams I. vi. 120 The musty fusty people, and the nicy spicy people, and the witty pretty people do severally assemble and get together... Bertram's next-door neighbour was certainly of the nicy spicy order. 1900 C. G. Leland Pidgin-Eng. Sing-song 64 Supposey die, my catchee glave where wisee man command, All plopa China-fashion in he nicey Gleen-Tea Land. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 353 Go home to nicey bread and milky and say night prayers with the kiddies. 1930 W. R. Burnett Iron Man vi. iv. 228 This little kid here with all her nicey-nice talk. 1943 Sir R. Acland in Hansard Commons 391 1968 When I was a little boy..I used to walk from my home to a nicey-nicey school in my nicey-nicey red and green hat. 1968 R. Hudson Grace is not Blue-eyed Blond (1972) ix. 144 It is such a pity that religion has become nicey nice and prim and proper. 1994 Vibe Nov. 25/1 Her apparent contempt for AD and revelry..was evident with insistent digs about their nicey-nicey character. B. n. A nice person or thing; a treat. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > pleasing person weala1225 pleaserc1447 agreeable1712 treat1825 nicey?1870 a fair treat1884 the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > source of pleasure > a treat treat1805 nicey?1870 jam1871 a fair treat1884 pie1884 ?1870 It's Funny when you feel that Way (song lyrics) I helped her to the niceys. And I filled her glass with pride. 1879 C. M. Yonge Burnt Out viii. 132 Oh, you're a tell-tale-tit! Catch me giving you nicies again! 1914 Conc. Oxf. Dict. Add. Nicy..(nursery), sweet, lollipop. 1959 Listener 3 Dec. 1008/1 Young nasties after lots of lolly, and young nicies to foil them at last. 1990 Daily Tel. 21 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) xvii/8 Davies finds that nasties are now far outnumbered by niceys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1859
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