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nicest

nicest is the superlative form of nice.

Meaning of nice

Adjective

nice (comparative nicer, superlative nicest)

  1. (informal) Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.
    • "It's a lot nicer than going round by the road; that is so dusty and hot," said Diana practically, peeping into her dinner basket and mentally calculating if the three juicy, toothsome, raspberry tarts reposing there were divided among ten girls, how many bites each girl would have.1908 June, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Boston, Mass.: L[ouis] C[oues] Page & Company, →OCLC
  2. (informal) Of a person: friendly, attractive.
    • You weren’t nice to me this morning.
    Synonyms:
    charming
  3. Respectable; virtuous.
    • What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?
  4. (informal) Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
    • The soup is nice and hot.
  5. (informal) Giving a favorable review or having a favorable impression.
    • For Candy Crush Saga, the critics were far nicer than the audience (7.9/10 vs. 3.1/10).
  6. (informal) Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
    • a nice way of putting it

See all 21 meanings of nice

Questions about nicest

What is nicest the superlative form of?
Nicest is the superlative form of nice.

Words near nicest in the dictionary

  1. nicergoline
  2. niceries
  3. niceritrol
  4. nicery
  5. nices
  6. nicest
  7. niceties
  8. nicetish
  9. nicety
  10. niceverine
  11. Niceville

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