Nice (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective, nic·er, nic·est.
  1. pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
  2. amiably pleasant; kind: They are always nice to strangers.
  3. characterized by, showing, or requiring great accuracy, precision, skill, tact, care, or delicacy: nice workmanship; a nice shot; a nice handling of a crisis.
  4. showing or indicating very small differences; minutely accurate, as instruments: a job that requires nice measurements.
  5. minute, fine, or subtle: a nice distinction.
  6. having or showing delicate, accurate perception: a nice sense of color.
  7. refined in manners, language, etc.: Nice people wouldn't do such things.
  8. virtuous; respectable; decorous: a nice girl.
  9. suitable or proper: That was not a nice remark.
  10. carefully neat in dress, habits, etc.
  11. (especially of food) dainty or delicate.
  12. having fastidious, finicky, or fussy tastes: They're much too nice in their dining habits to enjoy an outdoor barbecue.
  13. coy, shy, or reluctant.
  14. unimportant; trivial.
  15. wanton.
Idioms
  1. to behave in a friendly, ingratiating, or conciliatory manner.
  2. sufficiently: It's nice and warm in here.
noun
  1. a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in southeastern France, on the Mediterranean: known as a vacation resort.
adjective
  1. pleasant or commendable
  2. kind or friendly
  3. good or satisfactory
  4. subtle, delicate, or discriminating
  5. precise; skilful
  6. fastidious; respectable
  7. obsolete
    • foolish or ignorant
    • delicate
    • shy; modest
    • wanton
  8. pleasingly
noun
  1. a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: a leading resort of the French Riviera; founded by Phocaeans from Marseille in about the 3rd century bc . Pop: 342 738 (1999)
n acronym for
  1. (in Britain) National Institute for Clinical Excellence: a body established in 1999 to provide authoritative guidance on current best practice in medicine and to promote high-quality cost-effective medical treatment in the NHS
Nice (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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