niceadjective
uk/naɪs/us/naɪs/nice adjective (PLEASANT)
A1 pleasant, enjoyable, or satisfactory:
Did you have a nice trip?
Have a nice day/time!
This milk doesn't smell very nice.
Thanks for ringing - it's been nice talking to you.
nice and... B1 informal
pleasantly:
This orange is nice and juicy.
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- After the trip, it was nice getting back to a few home comforts.
- This room is nice and cosy in the winter.
- You looked equally nice in both dresses - I wouldn't know which one to advise you to buy.
- It's always nice to be paid a compliment.
- It's nice to see her smile for a change.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- all things to all people idiom
- attractive
- banging
- be better than sex idiom
- brighten
- do sb the world of good idiom
- dreamy
- ducky
- enchant
- engaging
- jolly
- keep on the right side of sb idiom
- keep sb sweet idiom
- knock
- leafy
- lighten
- lovely
- quench
- tickle
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nice adjective (KIND)
A1 kind, friendly, or polite:
Jane's new boyfriend is a really nice guy.
I wish you'd be nice to your brother.
It was very nice of her to drive you home.
It's not nice to talk with your mouth full.
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- She's nice, but I don't feel I can confide in her.
- He's obviously making a conscious effort to be nice to me at the moment.
- He's a really nice guy.
- I tried to be nice to him, honest to God I did!
- He's not amazingly handsome, but he's nice and that's more important.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Friendly
- affable
- amiable
- amicable
- amity
- approachable
- closeness
- comrade
- familiarity
- family-friendly
- first name
- forthcoming
- fraternal
- Freemasonry
- likeable
- matey
- neighbourly
- nicely
- outgoing
- thaw
- tête-à-tête
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Kind & thoughtful
nice adjective (SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT)
[ before noun ] formal based on very slight differences:
I wasn't convinced by his nice distinction between a lie and an untruth.
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Detailed and careful
- blow-by-blow
- detail
- detailed
- diligent
- elaborate
- encyclopedic
- granular
- in-depth
- intimate 1
- intricate
- long-form
- meticulous
- minutely
- painstakingly
- precise
- precisely
- scrupulous
- sedulous
- thorough
- thoroughly
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Idiom(s)
make nice
nice one!
nice work if you can get it