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nice

pronunciation:: naIs
features:: Word Combinations (adjective), Word History, Word Builder

part of speech:	adjective
inflections:	nicer, nicest
definition 1:	enjoyable; pleasant. The weather is nice today.I had a nice talk with my brother. synonyms: enjoyable, good antonyms: unpleasant similar words: pleasant
definition 2:	good and kind; polite. Theresa has some nice friends. synonyms: kind, polite antonyms: mean, nasty similar words: fine
related words:	pretty
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derivations:	nicely (adv.), niceness (n.)

Word History

Nice is from a Latin word that means "not to know." Before the 1300s, it meant "ignorant," and in early English, "timid, fussy, or dainty." By the 1500s, it meant "precise or careful," but not until 1830 did it come to mean "kind or thoughtful." Who knows what "nice" will mean a hundred years from now?

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nicely:
in a nice way.

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