VocabauraVOCABAURA

nice

adjective · adverb · noun

Simple meaning

Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

nys
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈnaɪs

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. chiefly informal

    Pleasant, satisfactory.

  2. chiefly informal

    Giving a favorable review or having a favorable impression.

  3. Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

    “What a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith.”

  4. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.

  5. chiefly informal

    Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly

  6. with andchiefly informal

    Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.

adverb

  1. colloquial

    Nicely.

noun

  1. A coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France.

  2. uk

    Acronym of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

  3. Niceness.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Very Common
Formality
Informal
Tone
Usually positive
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Word Aura is being prepared for this meaning.

Share your sentence

Write your own example sentence using “nice”. We review each one before it appears.

Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

nice guynice placenice girlnice daynice person

Tap the highlighted word to open its own entry.

Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • nicelyadverbDerived adverb

    In a nice way.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

Usage

EverydayInformalUsually positive

Very general praise. In writing, a more specific word is usually stronger.

Common: “a nice afternoon”

Less natural: “a nice tragedy”

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: pleasant or satisfactory

pleasant

Say it better

Looking for a more precise alternative? “nice” can mean several things.

excellentsolideffectivekinddecent

Explore better ways to say “nice”

Use This Word

See how this word sounds in a real sentence.

Ask Vocabaura

Understand the word your way.

What Does It Mean Here?

Words can change meaning depending on context.

Related Learning

Guides that use this word in context.

Use it yourself

Knowing “nice” starts when you use it. Pick a next step, all free.

Know the meaning? Practice using it in a real situation, free, no credits.

Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.