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- pronunciation:
- naIs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word History, Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
nicer, nicest |
| definition 1: |
pleasant; attractive.
He has a nice face.Your room is nice.- synonyms:
- agreeable, attractive, pleasant
- antonyms:
- unpleasant
- similar words:
- charming, cool, likable, sweet, winning
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| definition 2: |
thoughtful of others; courteous; kind.
Theo has some nice friends.It was nice of her to visit me in the hospital.- synonyms:
- considerate, courteous, gracious, kind, polite, well-mannered
- antonyms:
- mean, nasty, rough
- similar words:
- amiable, decent, fine, respectable
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| definition 3: |
enjoyable; pleasant.
Everyone had a nice time at the party.If the weather is nice tomorrow, we're going to have a barbecue.- synonyms:
- delightful, enjoyable, good
- antonyms:
- unpleasant
- similar words:
- pleasant, swell
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| definition 4: |
showing a high degree of skill or craftsmanship.
Nice shoes are expensive.- synonyms:
- fine
- similar words:
- adept, clever, exquisite
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| related words: |
good, pretty, sweet |
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| derivations: |
nicely (adv.), niceness (n.) |
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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