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nice

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nice in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. exhibiting courtesy and politeness
    "a nice gesture"
    courteous  gracious  nice 
  2. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
    "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
    dainty  nice  overnice  prissy  squeamish 
  3. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
    "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
    decent  nice 
  4. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
    "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"
    nice 
  5. done with delicacy and skill
    "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"
    nice  skillful 
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