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   nice

   /nʌɪs/

   adjective

   • 1. giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive: "we had a nice time" Similar enjoyablepleasantpleasurableagreeabledelightfulsatisfyinggratifyingacceptableto one's likingentertainingamusingdivertingmarvellousgoodbonnycouthyirieinformal:lovelygreatneatlekkermooiOpposite unpleasant
   • ▪ (of a person) good-natured; kind: "he's a really nice guy" Similar pleasantlikeableagreeablepersonablecharmingdelightfulamiableaffablefriendlykindlygenialcongenialgood-naturedengaginggracioussympatheticunderstandingcompassionategoodOpposite nasty
   • ▪ not good; unpleasant: ironic "that's a nice way to come into my kitchen—no greeting!"
   • 2. (especially of a difference) slight or subtle: "there is a nice distinction between self-sacrifice and martyrdom" Similar subtlefinedelicateminutepreciseexactaccuratestrictclosecarefulmeticulousrigorousscrupulousultra-fineOpposite roughapproximate
   • ▪ requiring careful consideration: "a nice point"
   • 3. fastidious; scrupulous. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘stupid’): from Old French, from Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, from nescire ‘not know’. Other early senses included ‘coy, reserved’, giving rise to ‘fastidious, scrupulous’: this led both to the sense ‘fine, subtle’ (regarded by some as the ‘correct’ sense), and to the main current senses.

   Derivatives

   • 1. niceish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   The meaning of NICE is polite, kind. How to use nice in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Nice.

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   Of persons, etc.: Possessing or displaying delicate taste, perception, or sensibility; nice, fastidious, particular; sometimes, over-nice. superfine 1576– Excessively refined or fastidious; highly elegant or sophisticated.

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   adjective. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance. “"what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith”. “ nice manners”. “a nice dress”. “a nice face”. “a nice day”. “had a nice time at the party”. “the corn and tomatoes are nice today”.

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   Nice can be an adjective meaning pleasant, agreeable, or accurate, or a noun meaning a city in France or an acronym for a medical body. Learn the origin, usage, and history of nice with Dictionary.com.

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   Learn the meaning of nice as an adjective to describe something pleasant, kind or friendly. See how to use nice in different contexts and sentences with translations in other languages.