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).
Phrases and idioms:
nice work a task well done.
Derivatives:
nicely adv. niceness n. nicish adj. (also niceish).
Etymology: ME, = stupid, wanton f. OF, = silly, simple f. L nescius ignorant (as nescience: see NESCIENT)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.