Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niceish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: niceish
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat or rather nice.

Example Sentences

"1892: George du Maurier cartoon Our Art Critic (patronisingly). "HA—HUM! WELL, YOUR COLOUR IS FAIRLY DECENT, AND YOU HAVE A NICEISH FEELING FOR LIGHT AND SHADE, AND CHIAROSCURIO. BUT WHERE YOU ALWAYS FAIL TO PLEASE, SOMEHOW, IS IN YOUR EXECUTION!""

Etymology

From nice + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nice

Questions

What does niceish mean?: Somewhat or rather nice.
Where does niceish come from?: From nice + -ish.

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