nice

adj., nic·er, nic·est.

1. Pleasing and agreeable in nature: had a nice time.
2. Having a pleasant or attractive appearance: a nice dress; a nice face.
3. Exhibiting courtesy and politeness: a nice gesture.
4. Of good character and reputation; respectable.
5. Overdelicate or fastidious; fussy.
6. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle: a nice distinction; a nice sense of style.
7. Done with delicacy and skill: a nice bit of craft.
8. Used as an intensive with and: nice and warm.
9. Obsolete.
   1. Wanton; profligate: “For when mine hours/Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives/Of me for jests” (Shakespeare).
   2. Affectedly modest; coy: “Ere . . . /The nice Morn on th' Indian steep,/From her cabin'd loop-hole peep” (John Milton).

[Middle English, foolish, from Old French, from Latin nescius, ignorant, from nescīre, to be ignorant. See nescience.]

nicely nice'ly adv.
niceness nice'ness n.

adjective

1. To one's liking: agreeable, congenial, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome. See like/dislike.
2. Having pleasant desirable qualities: good. Scots bonny, braw. See good/bad.
3. Well above average: good, high-grade. See good/bad, ability/inability.
4. Conforming to accepted standards: becoming, befitting, comely, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, proper, respectable, right, seemly. See courtesy/discourtesy.
5. Morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual conduct: chaste, decent, modest, pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous. See good/bad, restraint/unrestraint, sex/asexual.
6. Very difficult to please: choosy, dainty, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, particular, persnickety, squeamish. Informal picky. See accept/reject.
7. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision: delicate, fine¹, subtle. See precise/imprecise.
8. So slight as to be difficult to notice or appreciate: delicate, fine¹, finespun, refined, subtle. See big/small/amount.

adj

Definition: likable, agreeable
Antonyms: bad, disagreeable, horrible, mean, nasty, repulsive, unlikable, unpleasant

adj

Definition: precise, neat, refined
Antonyms: approximate, disordered, imprecise, rough, unmannerly, unrefined

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IN BRIEF: n. - Pleasing or agreeable; Kind; Refined; Fitting or proper.

Winning is nice if you don't lose your integrity in the process. — Arnold Horshak

Tutor's tip: My "niece" (my brother's or sister's daughter) can gather some "nice" (pleasant) to look at "gneiss" (a type of rock).

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Common misspelling(s) of nice

• neice

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pæn, net, rar, flink, tiltalende

idioms:

• nice mess    vanærende, skammelig, skændig
• nice of someone    pænt af nogen
• nice one    flot!, godt klaret!
• nice pickle    knibe

n. - Nice

Nederlands (Dutch)
aardig, fatsoenlijk, lekker, mooi, verfijnd, leuk, fijn, delicaat, kritisch

Français (French)
adj. - agréable, beau, belle, bon, sympathique, comme il faut, beau (iro), gentil, subtil (sout), plaisant (sout)

idioms:

• nice mess    (mettre dans) un beau pétrin
• nice of someone    (être) gentil de la part de qn
• nice one    bravo (excl), il ne manquait plus que ça (iro)
• nice pickle    (mettre) dans de beaux draps

n. - Nice

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nett, schön, genau, fein

idioms:

• nice mess    ganz schönes Schlamassel, ganz schönes Durcheinander
• nice of someone    nett von
• nice one    nicht schlecht
• nice pickle    Klemme

n. - Nizza

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευχάριστος, ελκυστικός, ευγενικός, ευπρεπής, καλός, ωραίος, λεπτός, ευαίσθητος, λεπτολόγος, δύσκολος

idioms:

• nice mess    ωραίο μπλέξιμο, ωραίο χάλι
• nice of someone    ευγενικό εκ μέρους..
• nice one    καλό κι αυτό
• nice pickle    ωραίο μπλέξιμο

Italiano (Italian)
carino, piacevole, gradevole, buono, grazioso

idioms:

• nice mess    bel pasticcio
• nice of    gentile
• nice one    bene, bravo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bonito, amável, agradável, satisfatório, gentil, delicado, exato, sutil, apropriado, escrupuloso, refinado, culto, circunspecto, exigente

idioms:

• nice mess    situação ruim
• nice of someone    simpático por parte dele(a,s,as)
• nice one    modelo bonito

n. - Nice

Русский (Russian)
приятный, вкусный, милый, симпатичный

idioms:

• nice mess    Какой провал!, Какое ужасное положение
• nice of    мило (с Вашей стороны)
• nice one    здорово! этого еще не хватало!

Español (Spanish)
adj. - amable, simpático, agradable, bueno, rico, sabroso, delicado, menudo, bonito, lindo, guapo

idioms:

• nice mess    menudo lío
• nice of someone    muy amable de (su) parte, qué gentil de su parte
• nice one    ¡bravo!, muy bueno
• nice pickle    estar en un lío

n. - Niza

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trevlig, snygg, god, bra, kräsen, kinkig, taktfull, ömtålig, hår(fin)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尼斯

美好的, 正派的, 和蔼的

idioms:

• nice mess    弄得一团糟
• nice of someone    某人...太好了
• nice one    不错的东西或人, 做得不错
• nice pickle    处境困难

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尼斯

adj. - 美好的, 正派的, 和藹的

idioms:

• nice mess    弄得一團糟
• nice of someone    某人...太好了
• nice one    不錯的東西或人, 做得不錯
• nice pickle    處境困難

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 좋은, 미묘한, 어려운, 친절한, 잘하는, 착한

니스 (프랑스 남부의 항구 도시)

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - よい, 愉快な, おいしい, 親切な, 微妙な, 精密な, 上品な, 立派な, お上品な, やっかいな
adv. - うまく
n. - ニース

idioms:

• nice little earner    苦労して手に入れたもの
• nice mess    厄介なこと
• nice of    嬉しい, ありがとう
• nice one    結構なもの, よいもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهذب, لطيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משביע-רצון, נחמד, עדין, דק, קפדן, נאה, טוב, באירוניה: רע או חסר-טעם‬
n. - ‮ניס‬

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