Nice adj. (compar. nicer; superl. nicest) 1.Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate. (Obs.) "But say that we ben wise and nothing nice."
2.Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. (Obs.) "The letter was not nice, but full of charge Of dear import."
4.Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters. "Curious not knowing, not exact but nice." "And to taste Think not I shall be nice."
5.Delicate; refined; dainty; pure; of people. "Dear love, continue nice and chaste." "A nice and subtile happiness."
6.Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment; of people. "Our author happy in a judge so nice." "Nice verbal criticism."
7.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.
8.Hence: Exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; fine; subtle; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy. "The difference is too nice Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice."
9.Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.; of events, actions, experiences.
10.Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person; of people.
11.Hence: Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children; of people. "He's making a list, checking it twice. Gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town."
To make nice of, to be scrupulous about. (Obs.)
Synonyms: Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; subtle; accurate; exact; correct; precise; particular; pleasant; kind; scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; squeamish; finical; effeminate; well-mannered; well-behaved.
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