overnicenessn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈnʌɪsnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈnaɪsnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, niceness n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + niceness n., after overnice adj.

The quality of being overnice; excessive fastidiousness; excessive pleasantness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun]

curiosityc1386

delicacya1393

curiousnessc1440

delicatesse1509

delicateness?1529

daintethness1548

exquisiteness?c1550

over-curiousness1573

featness1577

daintiness1579

dainty1590

finicality1594

niceness1604

squeamishness1654

fastidiousness1661

choicenessa1665

overnicety1664

finicalness1675

hypercriticism1678

overniceness1694

nicety1723

over-delicacy1745

daintihood1780

finickiness1833

finicism1844

over-criticism1859

overfineness1859

particularness1859

faddiness1865

finicking1869

picksomeness1881

pernicketiness1890

perfectionism1937

choosiness1945

pickiness1952

1694 Ld. Delamere Wks. 86 The fierceness of the High Church-Men will be abated, and the overniceness of the Dissenters taken off.

1721 C. Cibber Refusal ii. 22 Have a care of this Over-Niceness, dear Sister, lest some agreeable young Fellow should seduce you to the Confusion of parting with it.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. ii. 22 All my fear is, that..the over-niceness of her principles will make her waver, and want to go back.

1868 A. B. Alcott Soul's Errand in Tablets 152 Tell Wit how much she wrangles In fickle points of niceness; Tell Wisdom she entangles Herself in over niceness.

1895 N.E.D. at Fastidiousness Over-niceness in matters of taste or propriety.

1910 C. Hamilton Theory of Theatre 50 The trouble with French tragedy, in the classicist period of Corneille and Racine, is that it was written only for the finest caste of society... Hence its over-niceness, and its appeal to the ear rather than to the eye.

2002 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 3 May e1 In an age of suicide bombers, contaminated mail, road rage and rampant rudeness, it seems the last thing we should worry about is an epidemic of overniceness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overniceness
释义	overnicenessn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈnʌɪsnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈnaɪsnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, niceness n. Etymology: < over- prefix + niceness n., after overnice adj. The quality of being overnice; excessive fastidiousness; excessive pleasantness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun] curiosityc1386 delicacya1393 curiousnessc1440 delicatesse1509 delicateness?1529 daintethness1548 exquisiteness?c1550 over-curiousness1573 featness1577 daintiness1579 dainty1590 finicality1594 niceness1604 squeamishness1654 fastidiousness1661 choicenessa1665 overnicety1664 finicalness1675 hypercriticism1678 overniceness1694 nicety1723 over-delicacy1745 daintihood1780 finickiness1833 finicism1844 over-criticism1859 overfineness1859 particularness1859 faddiness1865 finicking1869 picksomeness1881 pernicketiness1890 perfectionism1937 choosiness1945 pickiness1952 1694 Ld. Delamere Wks. 86 The fierceness of the High Church-Men will be abated, and the overniceness of the Dissenters taken off. 1721 C. Cibber Refusal ii. 22 Have a care of this Over-Niceness, dear Sister, lest some agreeable young Fellow should seduce you to the Confusion of parting with it. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. ii. 22 All my fear is, that..the over-niceness of her principles will make her waver, and want to go back. 1868 A. B. Alcott Soul's Errand in Tablets 152 Tell Wit how much she wrangles In fickle points of niceness; Tell Wisdom she entangles Herself in over niceness. 1895 N.E.D. at Fastidiousness Over-niceness in matters of taste or propriety. 1910 C. Hamilton Theory of Theatre 50 The trouble with French tragedy, in the classicist period of Corneille and Racine, is that it was written only for the finest caste of society... Hence its over-niceness, and its appeal to the ear rather than to the eye. 2002 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 3 May e1 In an age of suicide bombers, contaminated mail, road rage and rampant rudeness, it seems the last thing we should worry about is an epidemic of overniceness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1694
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