# nice

> English word · Adjective · IPA /naɪs/ · frequency rank #423

## Definitions
1. Pleasant, satisfactory.
2. Of a person: friendly, attractive.
3. Respectable; virtuous.
4. Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
5. Giving a favorable review or having a favorable impression.
6. Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
7. Silly, ignorant; foolish.
8. Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.
9. Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.
10. Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.
11. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
12. Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
13. Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

## Etymology
From Middle English nyce, nice, nys, from Old French nice, niche, nisce (“simple, foolish, ignorant”), from Latin nescius (“ignorant, not knowing”); compare nesciō (“to know not, be ignorant of”), from ne (“not”) + sciō (“to know”).

## Easily confused with
- **NYC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nyc)
- **NIH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nih)
- **nil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nil)
- **nip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nip)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nye)
- **NPC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-npc)
- **nit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nit)
- **NRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nrc)
- **nix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nix)
- **NSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nsc)
- **nis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nis)
- **nin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nin)
- **nim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nim)
- **Noe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-noe)
- **NME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nme)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-note)
- **none** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-none)
- **nine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nine)
- **nick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nick)
- **nose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nose)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ncie`, `nicce`, `niec`, `nnice`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nice