A1adjective · frequent

nice

nice · nicer · nicest

приємний, добрий, милий

хороший, приятный, милый, вкусный

nett, angenehm, lieb

bueno, genial

bon, agréable, gentil, sympa

bello, buono, gentile, piacevole

miły, dobry, przyjemny, fajny

güzel, hoş, iyi

agradável, bonito, simpático, bom

Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentaryPleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.

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/naɪ̯s/

» You look nice in that dress.

Тебе идёт это платье. — marafon

Вам идёт это платье. — marafon

Ти добре виглядаєш у цій сукні. — deniko

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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:

Examples

4332 sentences

You look nice in that dress.
Ти добре виглядаєш у цій сукні. — deniko
ruТебе идёт это платье. — marafon
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My father's car is very nice.
Авто мого батька дуже гарне. — rmdas
ruУ моего отца очень красивая машина. — marafon
deDas Auto meines Vaters ist sehr schön. — MUIRIEL
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The water is nice and cool.
Вода приємна і прохолодна. — uaspeaker
ruВода приятная и прохладная. — Hellerick
deDas Wasser ist angenehm kühl. — Manfredo
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Meaning

13 senses

(informal)Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.
freundlich, sympathisch, lieb
ми́лыйmílyj, прия́тныйprijátnyj, хоро́шийxoróšij
до́брийdóbryj, фа́йнийfájnyj, приє́мнийpryjémnyj
(informal)Of a person: friendly, attractive.
You weren’t nice to me this morning.
schön, hübsch, nett
симпати́чныйsimpatíčnyj, ми́лыйmílyj
ми́лийmýlyj, фа́йнийfájnyj, прива́бливийpryváblyvyj
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
heikel, prekär, knifflig
то́нкийtónkij

More meanings 10

Respectable; virtuous.
What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?
(informal)Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
The soup is nice and hot.
(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).
(informal)Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
a nice way of putting it
(obsolete)Silly, ignorant; foolish.
(archaic)Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.
(dated)Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.
(obsolete)Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.
(obsolete)Easily injured; delicate; dainty.

More definitions

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
done with delicacy and skill
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

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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