nice

/ˈnīs/

Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Anglo-French, silly, simple, from Latin nescius ignorant, from nescire not to know

adjective

  1. polite, kind

  2. pleasing, agreeable

  3. appropriate, fitting

a very nice person

correct accurate exact precise nice right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care.

adverb

  1. in a nice or pleasing way

They plan to fix up the place real nice.

geographical name

  1. city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in southeastern France population 343,304