Nicias

[ nish-ee-uhs ]

/ ˈnɪʃ i əs /

noun

died 413 b.c., Athenian statesman and general.

Words nearby Nicias

Nichols, Nicholson, Nichrome, nicht, nicht wahr, Nicias, nick, nickel, nickel acetate, nickel-and-dime, Nickel Belt

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Example sentences from the Web for Nicias

Nicias, poor honest man, might just as well have sate still; his speaking did but little good.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 1 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Nicias, of Athens, was celebrated for the delicacy with which he painted females.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
The characters of Nicias and Laches are indicated by their opinions on the exhibition of the man fighting in heavy armour.
Laches|Plato
Eucrites rose, and placing his arm on the shoulder of Nicias, led him to the end of the hall.
Thais|Anatole France

And yet Nicias, would you allow that you are yourself a soothsayer, or are you neither a soothsayer nor courageous?
Laches|Plato

British Dictionary definitions for Nicias

Nicias

/ (ˈnɪsɪəs) /

noun

died 414 bc, Athenian statesman and general. He ended the first part of the Peloponnesian War by making peace with Sparta (421)

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单词	nicias
释义	Nicias [ nish-ee-uhs ] / ˈnɪʃ i əs / noun died 413 b.c., Athenian statesman and general. Words nearby Nicias Nichols, Nicholson, Nichrome, nicht, nicht wahr, Nicias, nick, nickel, nickel acetate, nickel-and-dime, Nickel Belt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Nicias Nicias, poor honest man, might just as well have sate still; his speaking did but little good. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 1 (of 4)\|Thomas Babington Macaulay Nicias, of Athens, was celebrated for the delicacy with which he painted females. Museum of Antiquity\|L. W. Yaggy The characters of Nicias and Laches are indicated by their opinions on the exhibition of the man fighting in heavy armour. Laches\|Plato Eucrites rose, and placing his arm on the shoulder of Nicias, led him to the end of the hall. Thais\|Anatole France And yet Nicias, would you allow that you are yourself a soothsayer, or are you neither a soothsayer nor courageous? Laches\|Plato British Dictionary definitions for Nicias Nicias / (ˈnɪsɪəs) / noun died 414 bc, Athenian statesman and general. He ended the first part of the Peloponnesian War by making peace with Sparta (421) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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