/naɪs/
Translation
Good, kind, or pleasing.
Word origin
Comes through French from a Latin word that first meant not knowing, and slowly changed to mean pleasing.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nescius
Examples
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"Nice" here means good and happy.
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Here "nice" means she is kind and friendly.
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"Nice" shows the place is good and pleasing.
is a simple word for good, kind, or pleasing. A nice person is kind to you, and a nice day is a good and happy one.
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(6)Grammar articles
(5)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
So, such, too and enough in English: words of degree and result
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