'NICE' definitions:

Definition of 'nice'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today" [ant: awful, nasty]
adjective
Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" [syn: decent, nice]
adjective
Done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot" [syn: nice, skillful]
adjective
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish]
adjective
Exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [syn: courteous, gracious, nice]
noun
A city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

Definition of 'Nice'

From: GCIDE
  • Nice \Nice\ (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. Nicer (n[imac]"s[~e]r); superl. Nicest.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See No, and Science.]
  • 1. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate. [Obs.] --Gower. [1913 Webster]
  • But say that we ben wise and nothing nice. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • The letter was not nice, but full of charge Of dear import. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters. [1913 Webster]
  • Curious not knowing, not exact but nice. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • And to taste Think not I shall be nice. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Delicate; refined; dainty; pure. [1913 Webster]
  • Dear love, continue nice and chaste. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
  • A nice and subtile happiness. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment. "Our author happy in a judge so nice." --Pope. "Nice verbal criticism." --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy. [1913 Webster]
  • The difference is too nice Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc. [Loosely & Colloquially] [1913 Webster]
  • 8. Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person. [PJC]
  • 9. Hence: Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children. [PJC]
  • He's making a list, checking it twice. Gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town. --Song.
  • To make nice of, to be scrupulous about. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; accurate; exact; correct; precise; particular; pleasant; kind; scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; squeamish; finical; effeminate; silly; well-mannered; well-behaved. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'nice'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Nice, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Nice, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000) :
2509
Housing Units (2000) :
1672
Land area (2000) :
2.211844 sq. miles (5.728649 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.211844 sq. miles (5.728649 sq. km)
FIPS code :
51294
Located within :
California (CA), FIPS 06
Location :
39.126774 N, 122.850256 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
95464
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Acronyms for 'nice'

From: V.E.R.A.
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