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Overview of adj nice The adj nice has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (23) nice -- (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. (5) decent, nice -- (socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl") 3. (1) nice, skillful -- (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 -- (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 -- (noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument") 6. courteous, gracious, nice -- (exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture") Antonyms of adj nice 6 senses of nice Sense 1 nice (vs. nasty) nasty (vs. nice), awful => dirty, filthy, lousy => grotty => hateful, mean => unpleasant Sense 2 decent, nice INDIRECT (VIA respectable) -> unrespectable Sense 3 nice, skillful INDIRECT (VIA precise) -> imprecise Sense 4 dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish INDIRECT (VIA fastidious) -> unfastidious Sense 5 discriminate, nice INDIRECT (VIA discriminating) -> undiscriminating, indiscriminating Sense 6 courteous, gracious, nice INDIRECT (VIA polite) -> impolite Similarity of adj nice 6 senses of nice Sense 1 nice (vs. nasty) => good => pleasant Also See-> pleasant#1 Sense 2 decent, nice => respectable (vs. unrespectable) Sense 3 nice, skillful => precise (vs. imprecise) Sense 4 dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish => fastidious (vs. unfastidious) Sense 5 discriminate, nice => discriminating (vs. undiscriminating) Sense 6 courteous, gracious, nice => polite (vs. impolite) Attributes of adj nice 1 of 6 senses of nice Sense 1 nice (vs. nasty) => niceness Familiarity of adj nice nice used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj nice nice overnice Overview of adj nice The adj nice has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (23) nice -- (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. (5) decent, nice -- (socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl") 3. (1) nice, skillful -- (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 -- (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 -- (noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument") 6. courteous, gracious, nice -- (exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture")
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