English Dictionary

nice

IPA（発音記号）

/naɪs/

形容詞

等位接続 廃用 古語 古風

Pleasant, satisfactory. / Of a person: friendly, attractive. / Respectable; virtuous. / (with and) Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.

日本語の意味

快適で心地よい、または十分に満足できるという意味。 / 人に対して、感じが良い、親しみやすい、または魅力的な状態を示す。 / 信用がおける、品行が良い、道徳的なという意味。 / 軽い強調を表現するために使用され、望ましい状態であることを示す場合もある。

It was a really nice surprise to see you at the cafe.

カフェであなたに会えて、本当に嬉しい驚きでした。

意味（1）

Pleasant, satisfactory.

When the party was nice, the party was jumpin' (Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo)

意味（2）

Of a person: friendly, attractive.

意味（3）

Respectable; virtuous.

What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?

意味（4）

(with and) Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.

The soup is nice and hot.

意味（5）

Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly

a nice way of putting it

意味（6）

(obsolete) Silly, ignorant; foolish.

意味（7）

(now rare) Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.

There is nothing he seemed to be more carefull of than of his honesty, and observe a kinde of decencie of his person, and orderly decorum in his habits, were it on foot or on horsebacke. He was exceeding nice in performing his word or promise.

意味（8）

(dated) Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.

Choice, nice in eating; fastidiosus in edendo.

意味（9）

(obsolete) Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.

“Well, my dear,” he deliberately began, “considering we never saw her before, she seems a very pretty sort of young lady; and I dare say she was very much pleased with you. She speaks a little too quick. A little quickness of voice there is which rather hurts the ear. But I believe I am nice; I do not like strange voices; and nobody speaks like you and poor Miss Taylor. ..."

意味（10）

Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.

It's her own funeral, you know, said Sir Lulworth; it's a nice point in etiquette how far one ought to show respect to one's own mortal remains.

意味（11）

(obsolete) Easily injured; delicate; dainty.

意味（12）

(obsolete) Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

[W]ere it good / To ſet the exact wealth of al our ſtates / Al at one caſt? to ſet ſo rich a maine / On the nice hazard of one doubtfull houre? Is it good / To bet all of our wealth / On one throw of the dice? To place so high a stake / On the risky hazard of one doubtful hour?

nicer （ comparative ）

nicest （ superlative ）