2. (adj)nice 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"
3. (adj)decent, nice socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
4. (adj)nice, skillful done with delicacy and skill "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"
5. (adj)dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish 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"
6. (adj)courteous, gracious, nice exhibiting courtesy and politeness "a nice gesture"
1. (adjective)nice pleasant and attractive or enjoyable They live in a nice house in the suburbs.; Your dress is really nice.; It'd be nice to have coffee with her some time.
2. nice nice and ... used with adjectives to emphasize a goodquality It's nice and bright in this room.
3. nice pleasant and kind She's a very nice woman.; Stop fighting and be nice to each other for once!
4. nice nice to meet you used as a polite greeting when you meet sb for the firsttime
3. Nice overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters
4. Nice delicate; refined; dainty; pure
5. Nice apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nicetaste or judgment
6. Nice 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
7. Nice pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc
Definitions of 'Nice'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. Nice or Nicæa, an ancient city of Bithynia, in Asia Minor, celebrated as the seat of two oecumenical councils of the Church, the first, presided over by Constantine in 325, which condemned Arianism, and the second, under the Empress Irene in 787, which deliberated on image-worship.
2. Nice capital of the department Alpes-Maritimes, France, charmingly situated on the Mediterraneancoast near the Italian border, terraced hills shelter it on the N., and its genial and equable climatemake it a favouritewinterresort for invalids; the Paglione, a small stream, divides the old and modern portion; Castle Hill, with ruins and pleasure gardens, the cathedral, art-gallery, &c., are features of interest; olive-oil is the chief export, and artistic pottery, perfumery, &c., are manufactured.