nice

1 of 2

adjective

ˈnīs

nicer; nicest

: polite, kind

a very nice person

That's nice of you to say.

: pleasing, agreeable

a nice time

a nice person

: appropriate, fitting

not a nice word for a formal occasion

She always wears nice clothes.

: well-executed

nice shot

: socially acceptable : well-bred

from a nice family

: virtuous, respectable

… I met nice girls whose skirts reached the ground.

Jack London

: possessing, marked by, or demanding great or excessive precision (see precision entry 1 sense 2a) and delicacy

nice measurements

a nice distinction between these two words

: showing fastidious or finicky tastes : particular

too nice a palate to enjoy junk food

: exacting in requirements or standards : punctilious

a nice code of honor

obsolete : trivial

obsolete

: wanton, dissolute

: coy, reticent

nicely

ˈnīs-lē

adverb

niceness noun

nice

2 of 2

adverb

informal

: in a nice or pleasing way

They plan to fix up the place real nice.

He still had his bald spots, but the fur that he did have cleaned up nice.

Kate DiCamillo

In fact, the action is part of what made the findings redundant. The action mattered because it has, for the past two years, forced Microsoft to play nice. [=to behave nicely; to be cooperative and unaggressive in dealing with others]

Gary Rivlin

Bipartisanship may also be elusive if it means a hostile GOP majority has to play nice with a President it has tried to kick out of office.

Amy Borrus et al.

Example Sentences

Adjective I hope you all had a nice time. It's so nice to see you again. It's nice to be back home. It's nice to know that you're all right. It would be nice to try something different. We had a very nice dinner. “Hello, my name is Sara.” “It's nice to meet you, Sara.” It's nice to see you, Luis. How have you been? She wears the nicest clothes. He looks nice in his new suit. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

But a nice, simple start for a quarterback who simply took what was there and played his role.

Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2017 And there’s a nice jumping off point here in the numbers that were presented to the general assembly in Manhattan this week, and that The MMQB obtained.

Albert Breer, SI.com, 19 Oct. 2017 In southern Ohio, the triple nickel-Route 555-is a nice, long, windy road.

Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 19 Oct. 2017 The cod taco was unexpectedly and deliciously spicy with a nice, lingering after-burn.

Alaska Dispatch News, 18 Oct. 2017 And Landon executes some nice, albeit arbitrary stylistic flourishes that draw attention to the filmmaking process.

Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 25 Oct. 2017 Our teacher is a nice, relaxed guy who tells the class to get onstage for a warm-up exercise and asks us to name our favorite movie.

Katie Sharer, Los Angeles Magazine, 20 Oct. 2017 Must be nice to go through life as a billionaire dreamer.

Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2017 Crushing your own spices is nice, but we like a finer consistency too.

Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 31 Oct. 2017 See More

nicely

adverb

as in well

in a pleasing way he's a nicely helpful child

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

well
great
deliciously
delightfully
beautifully
excellently
finely
enjoyably
wonderfully
splendidly
prettily
sweetly
pleasantly
happily
favorably
agreeably
pleasingly
gloriously
satisfyingly
charmingly
magnificently
enchantingly
winningly
pleasurably
swimmingly
gratifyingly
felicitously
marvelously
superbly
dreamily
fetchingly
attractively
palatably
welcomely
handsomely
delectably
helpfully
grandly
advantageously
fortunately
luckily
blessedly
appealingly
sensationally
invitingly
temptingly
enticingly
appetizingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

badly
unpleasantly
awfully
terribly
horribly
ill
disagreeably
dreadfully
abominably
appallingly
horrendously
horridly
vilely
shockingly
sickeningly
annoyingly
disgustingly
irritatingly
distressingly
vexingly

as in fine

in a satisfactory way I'm doing nicely, and thanks for asking

Synonyms & Similar Words

well
fine
good
alright
okay
decently
correctly
adequately
respectably
sufficiently
acceptably
satisfactorily
tolerably
creditably
serviceably
OK
passably
happily
appropriately
neatly
efficiently
all right
aptly
middlingly
rightly
suitably
so-so
fittingly
effectively
satisfyingly
tidily
congruously
felicitously
decorously
seemly
gratifyingly
meetly
effectually

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

poorly
badly
inadequately
insufficiently
unsatisfactorily
ill
bad
intolerably
incorrectly
unacceptably
inappropriately
terribly
awfully
deficiently
horribly
unbearably
dreadfully
miserably
disastrously
indecently
unsuitably
deplorably
horrendously
horridly

as in kindly

with good reason or courtesy excuse yourself nicely and you should be fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

kindly
reasonably
thoughtfully
well
politely
graciously
considerately
courteously
fairly
pleasantly
sensibly
discreetly
sweetly
wisely
validly
respectfully
prudently
judiciously
justifiably
sympathetically
deferentially
compassionately
solicitously
decorously
gallantly
excusably
chivalrously
humanely
kindheartedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rudely
contemptuously
thoughtlessly
cruelly
nastily
disdainfully
viciously
unfairly
scornfully
disrespectfully
inconsiderately
shabbily
impolitely
heartlessly
discourteously
snootily

单词	nicely
释义	nice 1 of 2 adjective ˈnīs nicer; nicest 1 : polite, kind a very nice person That's nice of you to say. 2 a : pleasing, agreeable a nice time a nice person b : appropriate, fitting not a nice word for a formal occasion She always wears nice clothes. c : well-executed nice shot 3 a : socially acceptable : well-bred from a nice family b : virtuous, respectable … I met nice girls whose skirts reached the ground. Jack London 4 : possessing, marked by, or demanding great or excessive precision (see precision entry 1 sense 2a) and delicacy nice measurements a nice distinction between these two words 5 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 6 obsolete : trivial 7 obsolete a : wanton, dissolute b : coy, reticent nicely ˈnīs-lē adverb niceness noun nice 2 of 2 adverb informal : in a nice or pleasing way They plan to fix up the place real nice. He still had his bald spots, but the fur that he did have cleaned up nice. Kate DiCamillo In fact, the action is part of what made the findings redundant. The action mattered because it has, for the past two years, forced Microsoft to play nice. [=to behave nicely; to be cooperative and unaggressive in dealing with others] Gary Rivlin Bipartisanship may also be elusive if it means a hostile GOP majority has to play nice with a President it has tried to kick out of office. Amy Borrus et al. Synonyms Adjective befitting correct de rigueur decent decorous genteel polite proper respectable seemly See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective I hope you all had a nice time. It's so nice to see you again. It's nice to be back home. It's nice to know that you're all right. It would be nice to try something different. We had a very nice dinner. “Hello, my name is Sara.” “It's nice to meet you, Sara.” It's nice to see you, Luis. How have you been? She wears the nicest clothes. He looks nice in his new suit. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective But a nice, simple start for a quarterback who simply took what was there and played his role. Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2017 And there’s a nice jumping off point here in the numbers that were presented to the general assembly in Manhattan this week, and that The MMQB obtained. Albert Breer, SI.com, 19 Oct. 2017 In southern Ohio, the triple nickel-Route 555-is a nice, long, windy road. Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 19 Oct. 2017 The cod taco was unexpectedly and deliciously spicy with a nice, lingering after-burn. Alaska Dispatch News, 18 Oct. 2017 And Landon executes some nice, albeit arbitrary stylistic flourishes that draw attention to the filmmaking process. Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 25 Oct. 2017 Our teacher is a nice, relaxed guy who tells the class to get onstage for a warm-up exercise and asks us to name our favorite movie. Katie Sharer, Los Angeles Magazine, 20 Oct. 2017 Must be nice to go through life as a billionaire dreamer. Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2017 Crushing your own spices is nice, but we like a finer consistency too. Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 31 Oct. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Anglo-French, silly, simple, from Latin nescius ignorant, from nescire not to know — more at nescience First Known Use Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7a Adverb circa 1544, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing nice have a nice day make nice nice try nice-looking nice-nelly nice going nice and easy play nice nice and nice idea See More have a nice day make nice nice try nice-looking nice-nelly nice going nice and easy play nice nice and nice idea See More Kids Definition nice adjective ˈnīs nicer; nicest 1 : pleasing, pleasant nice weather I had a nice time. 2 : kind, polite, and friendly a nice person 3 : of good quality It's a nice place to live. 4 : done very well Nice work! 5 : well behaved nice children Geographical Definition Nice geographical name ˈnēs variants or ancient Nicaea nī-ˈsē-ə city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in southeastern France population 343,304 nicely adverb 1 as in well in a pleasing way he's a nicely helpful child Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance well great deliciously delightfully beautifully excellently finely enjoyably wonderfully splendidly prettily sweetly pleasantly happily favorably agreeably pleasingly gloriously satisfyingly charmingly magnificently enchantingly winningly pleasurably swimmingly gratifyingly felicitously marvelously superbly dreamily fetchingly attractively palatably welcomely handsomely delectably helpfully grandly advantageously fortunately luckily blessedly appealingly sensationally invitingly temptingly enticingly appetizingly Antonyms & Near Antonyms badly unpleasantly awfully terribly horribly ill disagreeably dreadfully abominably appallingly horrendously horridly vilely shockingly sickeningly annoyingly disgustingly irritatingly distressingly vexingly See More 2 as in fine in a satisfactory way I'm doing nicely, and thanks for asking Synonyms & Similar Words well fine good alright okay decently correctly adequately respectably sufficiently acceptably satisfactorily tolerably creditably serviceably OK passably happily appropriately neatly efficiently all right aptly middlingly rightly suitably so-so fittingly effectively satisfyingly tidily congruously felicitously decorously seemly gratifyingly meetly effectually Antonyms & Near Antonyms poorly badly inadequately insufficiently unsatisfactorily ill bad intolerably incorrectly unacceptably inappropriately terribly awfully deficiently horribly unbearably dreadfully miserably disastrously indecently unsuitably deplorably horrendously horridly See More 3 as in kindly with good reason or courtesy excuse yourself nicely and you should be fine Synonyms & Similar Words kindly reasonably thoughtfully well politely graciously considerately courteously fairly pleasantly sensibly discreetly sweetly wisely validly respectfully prudently judiciously justifiably sympathetically deferentially compassionately solicitously decorously gallantly excusably chivalrously humanely kindheartedly Antonyms & Near Antonyms rudely contemptuously thoughtlessly cruelly nastily disdainfully viciously unfairly scornfully disrespectfully inconsiderately shabbily impolitely heartlessly discourteously snootily See More
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