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nice

Pronunciation: /naɪ̯s/

The English word “nice” has 18 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.
  2. Of a person: friendly, attractive.
  3. Respectable; virtuous.
  4. Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
  5. Giving a favorable review or having a favorable impression.
  6. Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
  7. Silly, ignorant; foolish.
  8. Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.
  9. Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.
  10. Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.
  11. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
  12. Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
  13. Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

adverb

  1. Nicely.

interjection

  1. Used to signify a job well done.
  2. Used to signify approval.

noun

  1. niceness.

verb

  1. To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

Etymology

From Middle English nyce, nice, nys, from Old French nice, niche, nisce (“simple, foolish, ignorant”), from Latin nescius (“ignorant, not knowing”); compare nesciō (“to know not, be ignorant of”), from ne (“not”) + sciō (“to know”).

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