Nice Definition & Meaning

nice
adjective
  1. 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"
  2. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
  3. done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"
  4. 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"
  5. exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"
noun
  1. a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

Synonyms for nice

courteous adj

exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners

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dainty adj

affectedly dainty or refined delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup

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decent adv

in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" socially or conventionally correct

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discriminate adj

marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments

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discriminating adj

showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste

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fastidious adj

giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

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good adv

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a

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gracious adj

characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living

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overnice adj

excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking

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pleasant adj

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together

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"Nice" in song lyrics

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  • "Now Kid Ice, you know you're twice as nice"
    2 Live Crew — 2 Live is What We Are... (Word)
  • "Gettin' a buzz, feelin' kinda nice"
    2 Live Crew — Hangin' Out
  • "She'll get any man and treat him nice"
    2 Live Crew — I Can't Go for That

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What does nice mean?
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" socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer
What part of speech is nice?
Nice is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does nice have?
Nice has 6 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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