naɪs adj. 1
pleasant,
agreeable,
satisfactory. 2 (of a person) kind,
good-natured. 3
iron.
bad or
awkward (a nice
mess you've made). 4 a fine or
subtle (a nice distinction). b requiring
careful thought or
attention (a nice problem). 5
fastidious; delicately
sensitive. 6
punctilious,
scrupulous (were
not too nice
about their methods). 7 (foll. by an
adj.,
often with and) satisfactory or
adequate in terms of
the quality described (a nice long
time; nice
and warm). ønice
work a
task well
done. øønicely adv. niceness n. nicish adj. (also niceish). [ME, =
stupid,
wanton f.
OF, =
silly,
simple f. L nescius
ignorant (as nescience: see NESCIENT)]