nice

Alternative forms

 * (slang)
 * (slang)

Etymology 1
From, , , from , , , from ; compare , from +.

Adjective

 * 1)  Pleasant, satisfactory.
 * 2)  Of a person: friendly, attractive.
 * 3) Respectable; virtuous.
 * 4)  ; pleasantly, quite.
 * 5)  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. 3.2/10). 
 * 1)  Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
 * 2)  Silly, ignorant; foolish.
 * 3)  Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.
 * 4)  Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.
 * 5)  Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.
 * 6) Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
 * 7)  Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
 * 8)  Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.
 * 1)  Silly, ignorant; foolish.
 * 2)  Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.
 * 3)  Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.
 * 4)  Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.
 * 5) Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
 * 6)  Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
 * 7)  Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.
 * 1)  Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.
 * 2) Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
 * 3)  Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
 * 4)  Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.
 * 1) Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
 * 2)  Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
 * 3)  Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.
 * 1)  Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
 * 2)  Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.
 * 1)  Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

Usage notes
Sometimes used sarcastically to mean the opposite or to connote excess:



Synonyms

 * /appetizing, delicious, moreish, scrummy , scrumptious , tasty
 * /appetizing, delicious, moreish, scrummy , scrumptious , tasty
 * /appetizing, delicious, moreish, scrummy , scrumptious , tasty

Translations

 * American Sign Language: OpenB@BasePalm-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp OpenB@Finger-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp
 * Arabic:, لَطِيف
 * Azerbaijani: ,
 * Basque: atsegin
 * Belarusian:, мі́лы, прые́мны, фа́йны
 * Belizean Creole: nais
 * Bulgarian:, , , , го́тин
 * Catalan:
 * Chickasaw: chokma
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:, ,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: meeldiv
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, , ,
 * German:, , ,
 * Alemannic German: nett
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: deas
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin: lepidus
 * Louisiana Creole French: joli, jenti, vayan
 * Maori: hūmārika, hūmārie
 * Marathi: छान
 * Middle English: wynly
 * Norman: genti
 * Norwegian:, sympatisk
 * Old English wynlīċ
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: laghach
 * Slovak: príjemný, milý
 * Somali: fiican
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tok Pisin: naispela
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian:, фа́йний, приє́мний, ми́лий
 * Vietnamese:


 * American Sign Language: OpenB@BasePalm-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp OpenB@Finger-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp
 * Basque: eder
 * Belarusian: мі́лы, фа́йны
 * Bulgarian:, , го́тин
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:, , ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Estonian: kena
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: deas
 * Italian:
 * Korean:
 * Latin:
 * Maori: ranginamu
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: snog
 * Slovak: pekný, krásny
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Telugu:
 * Tok Pisin: naispela
 * Ukrainian: ми́лий, фа́йний, прива́бливий


 * Arabic: طَيِّب, عَطِر
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: kakara
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Telugu:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: hienovarainen, tarkkuutta vaativa
 * German:, ,
 * Latin: mundus
 * Norwegian:
 * Russian:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * Mandarin: (yírén de)
 * Vietnamese:

Adverb

 * 1)  Nicely.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Gulf Arabic: حلو
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: hyvin tehty,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Swedish: ,

Noun

 * 1) niceness.

Etymology 2
Name of a Unix program used to invoke a script or program with a specified priority, with the implication that running at a lower priority is "nice" (kind, etc.) because it leaves more resources for others.

Verb

 * 1)  To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology
, inherited from.

Adjective

 * 1)  candid, naive

Etymology
.

Adjective

 * 1)  good, nice

Etymology
.

Etymology 1
From, from , equative form of. See, cognate to 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) many

Etymology 2
Ultimately from.

Adverb

 * 1)  how