Nice meaning

What does “nice” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“nice” is a noun and adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera.

nice

noun

  1. a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

adjective

  1. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

    “what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty”

    “nice manners”

    Oppositesnasty
  2. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

    “from a decent family”

    “a nice girl”

    Synonymsdecent
  3. done with delicacy and skill

    “a nice bit of craft”

    “a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer”

    Synonymsskillful
  4. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

    “too nice about his food to take to camp cooking”

    “so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow”

  5. exhibiting courtesy and politeness

    “a nice gesture”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University