noun
- excessive or exaggerated niceness; being overly polite, pleasant, or agreeable to a degree that seems insincere or counterproductive
Usage: informal; often used critically to describe behavior perceived as fake or manipulative
Examples
- Her overniceness made it hard to tell what she really thought about the proposal.
- The customer service representative's overniceness felt artificial and made me uncomfortable.
- He criticized the politician's overniceness as a transparent attempt to win votes.
- There's a fine line between genuine kindness and overniceness that alienates people.
- She dropped the overniceness once she realized no one was buying her act.