Definition
Meaning of 'nice'
Meaning of 'nice' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Nice 
[ superl.]
- Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak;
effeminate. [ superl.]- Of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial.
- Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.
- Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
- Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.
- Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.
- Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.
Meaning of 'nice' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. nice [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
- pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
Example in sentence:
- a nice day;
- a nice dress;
- a nice face;
- had a nice time at the party;
- nice manners;
- the corn and tomatoes are nice today;
- what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty
2. nice [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- done with delicacy and skill
- done with delicacy and skill
Example in sentence:
- a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer;
- a nice bit of craft;
- a nice shot
Meaning (3):
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness
Example in sentence:
- a nice gesture
Meaning (4):
- socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
Example in sentence:
- a nice girl;
- from a decent family
Meaning (5):
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
Example in sentence:
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow;
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
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