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Definition nice

Etymology 1

From Middle English nyce, nice, nys, borrowed from Old French nice, niche, nisce (“simple, foolish, ignorant”), from Latin nescius (“ignorant, not knowing”); compare nescire (“to know not, be ignorant of”), from ne (“not”) + scire (“to know”).

Adjective

nice (comparative nicer, superlative nicest)

  1. Pleasant, satisfactory. [from 18th c.]
  2. Of a person: friendly, attractive. [from 18th c.]
  3. Respectable; virtuous. [from 18th c.]
  4. (with and) Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite. [from 18th c.]
  5. (obsolete) Silly, ignorant; foolish. [14th-17th c.]
  6. (now rare) Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy. [from 14th c.]
  7. (obsolete) Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict. [16th-19th c.]
  8. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle. [from 16th c.]
  9. (obsolete) Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
  10. (obsolete) Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky. [16th-19th c.]
Adverb

nice (comparative nicer, superlative nicest)

  1. (colloquial) Nicely.
Interjection

nice!

  1. Used to signify a job well done.
  2. Used to signify approval.
Noun

nice (uncountable)

  1. niceness.

Etymology 2

Name of a Unix program used to invoke a script or program with a specified priority, with the implication that running at a lower priority is "nice" (kind, etc.) because it leaves more resources for others.

Verb

nice (third-person singular simple present nices, present participle nicing, simple past and past participle niced)

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

Results 486 Words with the letters NICE

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7 letter words with the letters NICE 
6 letter words with the letters NICE 
ACETIN 10
AEONIC 10
ANEMIC 13
APNEIC 13
AXENIC 17
CANINE 11
CANNIE 11
CARNIE 10
CASEIN 10
CEDING 13
CERING 12
CHAINE 12
CHINED 13
CHINES 12
CINDER 11
CINEMA 13
CINEOL 11
CINQUE 20
CLIENT 11
CLINES 11
CODEIN 11
COIGNE 12
COINED 11
COINER 10
CONIES 10
CONINE 11
COSINE 10
CRETIN 10
CRINGE 12
CUEING 13
DEZINC 20
ECHING 14
ECHINI 12
EDENIC 11
ENATIC 10
ENCINA 11
ENOLIC 11
ENRICH 12
ENTICE 10
ETHNIC 12
EVINCE 14
EXONIC 17
FIANCE 13
HYENIC 14
ICEMAN 13
ICEMEN 13
ICONES 10
INCAGE 12
INCASE 10
INCENT 11
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INCHES 12
INCISE 10
INCITE 10
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INCUSE 11
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INFECT 13
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INLACE 11
INSECT 10
IRENIC 10
LECTIN 11
LENTIC 11
LEUCIN 12
LICHEN 13
MINCED 14
MINCER 13
MINCES 13
NEUMIC 14
NICELY 13
NICEST 10
NICETY 12
NICHED 13
NICHES 12
NICKED 15
NICKEL 15
NICKER 14
NICKLE 15
NIECES 10
NOETIC 10
NOTICE 10
NOVICE 14
NUCLEI 12
ORCEIN 10
OSCINE 10
PECTIN 13
PENCIL 14
PINCER 13
PRINCE 13
QUINCE 20
RECOIN 10
RICHEN 12
SCENIC 13
SICKEN 14
UNCIAE 11
WINCED 14
WINCER 13
WINCES 13
WINCEY 15
ZECHIN 21
ZINCED 20
5 letter words with the letters NICE 
CHINE 11
CLINE 10
GENIC 11
MINCE 12
NICHE 11
WINCE 12
XENIC 16
YINCE 11
4 letter words with the letters NICE 
CINE 8
NICE 8
3 letter words with the letters NICE 
ICE 6
2 letter words with the letters NICE 
EN 3
IN 3
NE 3

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