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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

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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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   Synonyms for NICE: polite, proper, respectable, satisfactory, acceptable, decent, decorous, correct; Antonyms of NICE: improper, inappropriate, unsatisfactory, unacceptable, indecent, incorrect, unseemly, informal.

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   NICE definition: 1. pleasant, enjoyable, or satisfactory: 2. pleasantly: 3. kind, friendly, or polite: . Learn more.

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   To be nice is to be pleasant and good-natured. Polite people and sunny days are nice.

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   characterized by, showing, or requiring great accuracy, precision, skill, tact, care, or delicacy: nice workmanship; a nice shot; a nice handling of a crisis. Synonyms: particular, discerning, discriminating, scrupulous, critical, exacting, exact, delicate. Antonyms: careless.

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   If you say that someone is nice, you mean that you like them because they are friendly and pleasant. I've met your father and he's rather nice. He was a nice fellow, very quiet and courteous.

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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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    Definition of nice adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Nice Definition. Ignorant; foolish. Exhibiting courtesy and politeness. A nice gesture. Difficult to please; fastidious; refined; scrupulous. Agreeable; pleasant; delightful. Delicate; precise; discriminative; subtle. A nice distinction. Well, pleasingly, attractively, etc.