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Meaning of 'nice' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nice [ superl.]
- Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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]
Meaning (2):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • a nice gesture
Meaning (4):
- socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
Example in sentence:
  • a nice girl;
  • from a decent family
Meaning (5):
- 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

Nearby Words:

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