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nicer Definition


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nice
adj nicer, nicest
    1. Pleasant; agreeable; respectable.
      Thesaurus: pleasing, likable, admirable, agreeable, winning, winsome, amiable, refined, charming, delightful, cordial, ingratiating, friendly; Antonym: disagreeable, nasty, unpleasant.
    2. often ironic
      Good; satisfactory.
    3. ironic
      Nasty.
      Example: a nice mess
    4. Fine; subtle.
      Example: nice distinctions
      Thesaurus: fine, discerning, elegant, precise, exact, refined, careful, particular; Antonym: gross.
    5. Exacting; particular.
      Example: nice in matters of etiquette
Derivative: niceness
noun
    Pleasantness of character, manner or behaviour
      Thesaurus: kindness, prudence, discretion, discernment, taste, refinement, amiability, charm, courtesy, delightfulness, friendliness, gentility, attractiveness; Antonym: nastiness, disagreeableness.
Idiom: nice and ...
    colloq
    Satisfactorily ... ; commendably ....
      Example: nice and firm
Etymology: 13c, meaning ‘foolish', ‘coy' or ‘exotic'.



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