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   nice

   /nīs/

   adjective

   • 1. pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory: "we had a nice time" Similar enjoyablepleasantpleasurableagreeabledelightfulsatisfyinggratifyingacceptableto one's likingentertainingamusingdivertingmarvelousgoodbonnycouthyirieinformal:lovelygreatneatlekkermooiOpposite unpleasant
   • ▪ (of a person) pleasant in manner; good-natured; kind: "he's a really nice guy" Similar pleasantlikableagreeablepersonablecharmingdelightfulamiableaffablefriendlykindlygenialcongenialgood-naturedengaginggracioussympatheticunderstandingcompassionategoodOpposite nasty
   • 2. fine or subtle: "a nice distinction" Similar subtlefinedelicateminutepreciseexactaccuratestrictclosecarefulmeticulousrigorousscrupulousultra-fineOpposite roughapproximate
   • ▪ requiring careful thought or attention: "a nice point"
   • 3. fastidious; scrupulous. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘stupid’): from Old French, from Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, from nescire ‘not know’. Other early senses included ‘coy, reserved’, giving rise to ‘fastidious, scrupulous’: this led both to the sense ‘fine, subtle’ (regarded by some as the ‘correct’ sense), and to the main current senses.

   Derivatives

   • 1. niceish adjective

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   To be nice is to be pleasant and good-natured. Polite people and sunny days are nice. Nice people and situations are enjoyable and don't cause problems. If you say something rude (or honest) to your sibling, your parents might say "Be nice!" This word is a little vague and overused.

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   characterized by, showing, or requiring great accuracy, precision, skill, tact, care, or delicacy: nice workmanship; a nice shot; a nice handling of a crisis. Synonyms: particular, discerning, discriminating, scrupulous, critical, exacting, exact, delicate. Antonyms: careless.

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