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- pronunciation:
- naIs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word History, Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
nicer, nicest |
| definition 1: |
agreeable; attractive; appealing.
She trusted him because he had a nice face.The hotel looked a bit rundown from the outside, but it was really very nice.- synonyms:
- agreeable, appealing, attractive, pleasant
- antonyms:
- unappealing, unattractive, unpleasant
- similar words:
- charming, cool, likable, personable, seemly, sweet, winning, winsome
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| definition 2: |
enjoyable; pleasant.
I hope you have a nice time at your sister's.Come into the water! It's really nice!This is a very nice wine.- synonyms:
- delightful, enjoyable, good
- antonyms:
- unpleasant
- similar words:
- pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, swell
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| definition 3: |
thoughtful of others; courteous; kind.
It was nice of her to visit me in the hospital.He is a very nice man, always offering to help and always willing to listen.- synonyms:
- considerate, courteous, gracious, kind, polite, well-mannered
- antonyms:
- mean, nasty, rough, unrefined
- similar words:
- amiable, decent, decorous, fine, genteel, refined, respectable, seemly, well-bred
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| definition 4: |
showing a high degree of skill or craftsmanship.
They're expensive shoes but they show nice handiwork.- synonyms:
- fine, skillful
- similar words:
- adept, clever, exquisite, painstaking
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| definition 5: |
of good reputation; virtuous.
They wanted their daughter to marry a nice boy, not one of these ruffians.- synonyms:
- good, respectable, virtuous
- antonyms:
- rotten
- similar words:
- decent, proper
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| definition 6: |
of great subtlety or fineness.
There is a nice distinction between these two things that many people miss.- synonyms:
- fine, subtle
- antonyms:
- rough
- similar words:
- clever, delicate, discernible, discriminable
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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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