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

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