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Nicer

Nice \Nice\ (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. Nicer (n[imac]"s[~e]r); superl. Nicest.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See No, and Science.]

  1. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate. [Obs.]
    --Gower.

    But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.
    --Chaucer.

  2. Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. [Obs.]

    The letter was not nice, but full of charge Of dear import.
    --Shak.

  3. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.

    Curious not knowing, not exact but nice.
    --Pope.

    And to taste Think not I shall be nice.
    --Milton.

  4. Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.

    Dear love, continue nice and chaste.
    --Donne.

    A nice and subtile happiness.
    --Milton.

  5. Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment. ``Our author happy in a judge so nice.''
    --Pope. ``Nice verbal criticism.''
    --Coleridge.

  6. Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.

    The difference is too nice Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice.
    --Pope.

  7. Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc. [Loosely & Colloquially]

  8. Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person.

  9. Hence: Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children.

    He's making a list, checking it twice. Gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town.
    --Song.

    To make nice of, to be scrupulous about. [Obs.]
    --Shak.

    Syn: Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; accurate; exact; correct; precise; particular; pleasant; kind; scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; squeamish; finical; effeminate; silly; well-mannered; well-behaved.

Wiktionary
nicer

a. (en-comparative of: nice)

Usage examples of "nicer".

The place was a lot nicer inside than it was outside, she decided, and the waiter who served them was quick and attentive.

It was even nicer inside than the photographs from the real estate agent had suggested.

It was even nicer than the stuff he had shown her first, and her resistance wavered a little.

I want Shelby to have nicer things and to experience all the fun and exciting events of life, but I have to make sure he appreciates them and never takes them for granted.

Women are gentler, softer, cleaner, altogether nicer things and 1, who always considered myself one of the boys, had come to the surprising conclusion that the companion I wanted most was a woman.

I made up my mind to be very nice to Lord Bob, much nicer than I ever had been, if Ivor happened to run across us anywhere.

They were following a marshy path toward a cabin rather nicer than the average cabin for the area.

Tim, in that the other troupers were all nicer to each other just for having Pavlo Smodlaka around to abhor.

Then it has another smaller but nicer log cabin with four rooms and a fine stone fireplace.