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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for nice

Noun

1. Nice, city, metropolis, urban center
usage: a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

Adjective

1. nice (vs. nasty), good, pleasant, pleasant
usage: 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"
2. decent, nice, respectable (vs. unrespectable)
usage: socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
3. nice, skillful, precise (vs. imprecise)
usage: done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"
4. dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish, fastidious (vs. unfastidious)
usage: 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"
5. discriminate, nice, discriminating (vs. undiscriminating)
usage: noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"
6. courteous, gracious, nice, polite (vs. impolite)
usage: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"
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