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nice-nellyism

nice-nel·ly·ism
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahys-nel-ee-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈnaɪsˈnɛl iˌɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahys-nel-ee-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈnaɪsˈnɛl iˌɪz əm/

Definitions of nice-nellyism word

  • noun nice-nellyism excessive modesty; prudishness. 1
  • noun nice-nellyism a euphemism: an evasive style of writing, full of circumlocutions and nice-nellyisms. 1
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Origin of nice-nellyism

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; nice nelly + -ism

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Parts of speech for Nice-nellyism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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nice-nellyism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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