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Word: Nice
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English (in the sense ‘stupid’): from Old French, from Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, from nescire ‘not know’. Other early senses included ‘coy, reserved’, giving rise to ‘fastidious, scrupulous’: this led both to the sense ‘fine, subtle’ (regarded by some as the ‘correct’ sense), and to the main current senses
nʌɪs
giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive
Short Definition:pleasant or attractive
Examples:- we had a nice time
- it's very nice to be appreciated
- Vancouver's nicest beaches
(especially of a difference) slight or subtle
Short Definition:slight or subtle
Examples:- there is a nice distinction between self-sacrifice and martyrdom
fastidious; scrupulous.
Short Definition:scrupulous
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