Meaning

13 senses
  1. (informal)Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.

    freundlich, sympathisch, lieb

    ми́лыйmílyj, прия́тныйprijátnyj, хоро́шийxoróšij

    до́брийdóbryj, фа́йнийfájnyj, приє́мнийpryjémnyj

  2. (informal)Of a person: friendly, attractive.

    You weren’t nice to me this morning.

    schön, hübsch, nett

    симпати́чныйsimpatíčnyj, ми́лыйmílyj

    ми́лийmýlyj, фа́йнийfájnyj, прива́бливийpryváblyvyj

  3. Respectable; virtuous.

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

    socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

  4. (informal)Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.

    The soup is nice and hot.

  5. (informal)Giving a favorable review or having a favorable impression.

    For Candy Crush Saga, the critics were far nicer than the audience (7.9/10 vs. 3.1/10).

  6. (informal)Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly

    a nice way of putting it

  7. (dated)Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.

  8. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.

    heikel, prekär, knifflig

    то́нкийtónkij

  9. (obsolete)Silly, ignorant; foolish.

  10. (archaic)Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.

  11. (obsolete)Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.

  12. (obsolete)Easily injured; delicate; dainty.

Examples

4390 sentences
  1. So nice that you are back.

    Так добре, що ти повернувся.

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  2. It was such a nice day.

    Це був такий чудовий день.

    ruБыл такой хороший день.

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  3. You look nice in that dress.

    Ти добре виглядаєш у цій сукні.

    ruТебе идёт это платье.

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  4. It's a nice day, isn't it?

    Сьогодні чудовий день, скажи?

    ruЗамечательный денёк, не правда ли?

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  5. Did you have a nice summer?

    Ти добре провів літо?

    ruУ вас было хорошее лето?

    deHabt ihr einen schönen Sommer gehabt?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
pleasant, satisfactory:
attractive, friendly:
Русский
By meaning 4
pleasant, satisfactory:
having a pleasant taste or aroma:
attractive, friendly:
showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
pleasant, satisfactory:
having a pleasant taste or aroma:
attractive, friendly:
showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment:

Origin

From Middle English nyce, nice, nys, from Old French nice, niche, nisce (“simple, foolish,

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”).

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Forms

nicer, nicest
Comparativenicer Lesson
Superlativenicest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

24 synonyms
having a pleasant taste or aroma:deliciousA1tastyB1appetizingmoreishscrummyscrumptiousappetising
easy to like: person:charmingB2
Close in meaning

Antonyms

15 antonyms

Word family

27 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • have a nice
  • a very nice
  • is a nice
  • a nice guy
  • nice guy
  • was very nice
  • be nice to
  • really nice
  • a really nice
  • would be nice
  • a nice place
  • such a nice

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nice — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto