nice

CEFRA1

/ˈnaɪ̯s/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Pleasant, kind, or enjoyable.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of a person: friendly, attractive.

Examples

  • "That's very nice of you," Willie answered.

  • I have a nice present to give you.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈnɑ̟e̝s/
  • /ˈnɑ̟ɪ̯s/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Respectable; virtuous.

  2. Pleasant, satisfactory.

  3. Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.

More examples

In context

  • Your dress is very nice.

  • What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?

  • You weren’t nice to me this morning.

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Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English nyce, nice, nys, from Old French nice, niche, nisce (“simple, foolish, ignorant”), from Latin nescius (“ignorant, not knowing”); compare nesciō (“to know not, be ignorant of”), from ne (“not”) + sciō (“to know”).