Definition of "nice" in English

adjective

1. (chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory.

   • You weren’t nice to me this morning.

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

3. Respectable; virtuous.

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

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

   • The soup is nice and hot.

5. (chiefly 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. (chiefly informal) Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly

   • a nice way of putting it

7. (obsolete) Silly, ignorant; foolish.

8. (now rare) Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.

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

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

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

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

13. (obsolete) Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

adverb

1. (colloquial) Nicely.

   • Children, play nice.
   • He dresses real nice.

interjection

1. Used to signify a job well done.

   • Nice! I couldn't have done better.

2. Used to signify approval.

   • Is that your new car? Nice!

noun

1. niceness.

verb

1. (transitive, computing, Unix) To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.