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Nice Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Nice? [n] a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera [adj] exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [adj] noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument" [adj] excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [adj] pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today" [adj] done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot" [adj] socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Nice: 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virtuous \| warm \| warmhearted \| warm-hearted \| watchful \| welcome \| winsome \| wise \| worthwhile \| worthy \| yummy See Also \| city \| France \| French Republic \| metropolis \| urban center Nice In Webster's Dictionary \Nice\, a. [Compar. {Nicer}; superl. {Nicest}.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See {No}, and {Science}.] 1. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate. [Obs.] --Gower. But say that we ben wise and nothing nice. --Chaucer. 2. Of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial. [Obs.] The letter was not nice, but full of charge Of dear import. --Shak. 3. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters. Curious not knowing, not exact but nice. --Pope. And to taste Think not I shall be nice. --Milton. 4. Delicate; refined; dainty; pure. Dear love, continue nice and chaste. --Donne. A nice and subtile happiness. --Milton. 5. Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment. ``Our author happy in a judge so nice.'' --Pope. ``Nice verbal criticism.'' --Coleridge. 6. 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. The difference is too nice Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice. --Pope. 7. Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc. [Loosely & Colloquially] {To make nice of}, to be scrupulous about. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; accurate; exact; correct; precise; particular; scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; squeamish; finical; effeminate; silly.

Nice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nice?

[n] a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
[adj] exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"
[adj] noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"
[adj] excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
[adj] pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"
[adj] done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"
[adj] socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

Nice In Webster's Dictionary

\Nice\, a. [Compar. {Nicer}; superl. {Nicest}.] [OE.,
foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius
ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. perhaps
influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See {No}, and
{Science}.]
1. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
   [Obs.] --Gower.

         But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.
                                               --Chaucer.

2. Of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial. [Obs.]

         The letter was not nice, but full of charge Of dear
         import.                               --Shak.

3. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy;
   fastidious in small matters.

         Curious not knowing, not exact but nice. --Pope.

         And to taste Think not I shall be nice. --Milton.

4. Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.

         Dear love, continue nice and chaste.  --Donne.

         A nice and subtile happiness.         --Milton.

5. Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions;
   distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully
   discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment. ``Our author
   happy in a judge so nice.'' --Pope. ``Nice verbal
   criticism.'' --Coleridge.

6. 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.

         The difference is too nice Where ends the virtue, or
         begins the vice.                      --Pope.

7. Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a
   nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a
   nice sauce, etc. [Loosely & Colloquially]

{To make nice of}, to be scrupulous about. [Obs.] --Shak.

Syn: Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; accurate; exact;
     correct; precise; particular; scrupulous; punctilious;
     fastidious; squeamish; finical; effeminate; silly.

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