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Thesaurus: nice

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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  1. superl. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
  2. superl. Of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial.
  3. superl. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.
  4. superl. Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
  5. superl. Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.
  6. superl. 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.
  7. superl. Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.
  8. adj. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
  9. adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
  10. adj. done with delicacy and skill
  11. adj. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
  12. adj. exhibiting courtesy and politeness