Meaning
Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 43 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-25CADEINV
- 2026-08-30ECGINTX
- 2026-06-01IACENTX
- 2026-04-28CENLIMT
- 2026-04-22NBLECIV
- 2026-03-16NCELGIX
- 2026-03-12CDEILNP
- 2026-02-06EAMGCIN
- 2026-01-24ECUTIFN
- 2025-12-05ENAMCBI
- 2025-09-01CAINTYE
- 2025-07-04CEOIFNT
+31 earlier appearances in the archive.