HyperDic: nice

English > 6 senses of the word *nice / Nice*:
ADJECTIVE	all	nice	pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
	all	nice, decent	socially or conventionally correct
	all	nice, skillful	done / done / done with delicacy and skill
	all	nice, dainty, overnice, prissy, squeamish	excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
	all	nice, courteous, gracious	exhibiting courtesy and politeness / politeness
NOUN	location	Nice	a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean

nice / Nice > pronunciation
Sounds	nay's; niy's
Rhymes	advice ... vise: 29 rhymes with ays...
Rhymes	altarpiece ... Vietnamese: 37 rhymes with iys...

English > *nice*: 6 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.
Examples	"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"
Attribute of	niceness	The quality of nice
Narrower	good	agreeable or pleasing
Narrower	pleasant	(of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior
See also	pleasant	affording pleasure
Opposite	nasty, awful	Offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Spanish	agradable, bonito, simpático
Catalan	bonic, maco
Nouns	niceness	the quality of nice
Adverbs	nicely	in a nice way

English > *nice*: 6 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous.
Example	"a nice girl"
Synonym	decent
Broader	respectable	Characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
Spanish	buen, decente
Catalan	decent
Nouns	niceness	a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

English > *nice*: 6 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	done / done / done with delicacy and skill.
Examples	"a nice bit of craft" "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer" "a nice shot"
Synonym	skillful
Broader	precise	sharply exact or accurate or delimited

English > *nice*: 6 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.
Example	"too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"
Synonyms	dainty, overnice, prissy, squeamish
Broader	fastidious	Giving careful attention to detail
Spanish	escrupuloso, puntilloso, quisquilloso
Catalan	escrupulós, primmirat

English > *nice*: 6 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Exhibiting courtesy and politeness / politeness.
Example	"a nice gesture"
Synonyms	courteous, gracious
Broader	polite	showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
Spanish	cortés
Nouns	niceness	a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

English > *Nice*: 6 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	A city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera.
Instance of	city, metropolis, urban center	A large and densely populated urban area
Part of	France, French Republic	A republic in western Europe
Spanish	Nice, Niza
Catalan	Niça

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