nice
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (5)nicer, nicest
- 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”Opposite awfulSimilar good, pleasant, relatableRelates to nicenessSee also pleasant
- socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous“from a decent family”“a nice girl”Synonyms: decentOpposite unrespectableSimilar respectable
- done with delicacy and skill“a nice bit of craft”“a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer”“a nice shot”Synonyms: skillfulOpposite impreciseSimilar precise
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted“too nice about his food to take to camp cooking”“so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow”Synonyms: daintyoverniceprissysqueamishOpposite unfastidiousSimilar fastidious
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness“a nice gesture”Synonyms: courteousgraciousOpposite impoliteSimilar polite
Noun (1)
- a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French RivieraInstance of city, metropolisPart of France, French Republic
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Translations
Adjective pleasant, satisfactory
Adjective attractive, friendly
Adjective having a pleasant taste or aroma
- Spanish
- bueno
- Italian
- buono
- Portuguese
- agradável
- Arabic
- طَيِّب ṭayyib
- Dutch
- lekker
- Polish
- miły
- Swedish
- god
- Greek
- νόστιμος nóstimos
- Portuguese (PT)
- agradável
- Finnish
- hyvä
1 more language
- Hebrew
- נָעִים na'ím
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See No, and Science.
1. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate. obsolete John Gower
But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.— Geoffrey Chaucer
2. Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. obsolete
The letter was not nice, but full of charge Of dear import.— William Shakespeare
3. Wanton. obsolete
4. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.
Curious not knowing, not exact but nice.— Alexander Pope
And to taste Think not I shall be nice.— John Milton
5. Delicate; refined; dainty; pure; — of people.
Dear love, continue nice and chaste.— John Donne
A nice and subtile happiness.— John Milton
6. Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment; — of people. “Our author happy in a judge so nice.” Alexander Pope “Nice verbal criticism.” Samuel T. Coleridge
7. Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application.
8. Hence: Exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; fine; subtle; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.
The difference is too nice Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice.— Alexander Pope
9. Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.; — of events, actions, experiences.
10. Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person; — of people.
11. Hence: Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children; — of people.
He's making a list, checking it twice. Gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town.— Song.
To make nice of, to be scrupulous about. obsolete William Shakespeare
Synonyms: Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; subtle; accurate; exact; correct; precise; particular; pleasant; kind; scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; squeamish; finical; effeminate; well-mannered; well-behaved.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors
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