Nice

/ˈnaɪ̯s/ · adjective

Meaning

(chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary..

Definitions by Sense

1. (chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.
2. (chiefly informal) Of a person: friendly, attractive.
3. Respectable; virtuous.
4. (with and, chiefly informal) Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
5. (chiefly informal) Giving a favorable review or having a favorable impression.
6. (chiefly informal) Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
7. (obsolete) Silly, ignorant; foolish.
8. (now rare) Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.

Example Sentences

You weren’t nice to me this morning.

"It's a lot nicer than going round by the road; that is so dusty and hot," said Diana practically, peeping into her dinner basket and mentally calculating if the three juicy, toothsome, raspberry tarts reposing there were divided among ten girls, how many bites each girl would have.

When the party was nice, the party was jumpin' (Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo)

What's difficult is when you think someone is saying something nice about you, but you're not quite sure.

Yes, please tell me how Shillary is the nicest corporate oligarchical servant, and how she will lovingly sell out the people who voted for her to her banker masters, with a twinkle in her fellating eye.

What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?

She was so nice, in fact, that she wouldn't let me put my hand underneath or even on top of her bra, and so I finished with her, although obviously I didn't tell her why.

The soup is nice and hot.

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Word Forms

• nicer
• nicest
• nyc
• noice
• nice!
• nices
• nicing
• niced

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