NICE


Meaning of NICE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnīs ]

adjective

( nic·er ; nic·est )

Etymology: Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Anglo-French, silly, simple, from Latin nescius ignorant, from nescire not to know — more at nescience

Date: 14th century

1. obsolete

a. : wanton , dissolute

b. : coy , reticent

2.

a. : showing fastidious or finicky tastes : particular

too nice a palate to enjoy junk food

b. : exacting in requirements or standards : punctilious

a nice code of honor

3. : possessing, marked by, or demanding great or excessive precision and delicacy

nice measurements

4. obsolete : trivial

5.

a. : pleasing , agreeable

a nice time

a nice person

b. : well-executed

nice shot

c. : appropriate , fitting

not a nice word for a formal occasion

6.

a. : socially acceptable : well-bred

from a nice family

b. : virtuous , respectable

was taught that nice girls don't do that

7. : polite , kind

that's nice of you to say

Synonyms: see correct

• nice adverb

• nice·ly adverb

• nice·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.