Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary. · Of a person: friendly, attractive. · Respectable; virtuous. · Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
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”).
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This page abbreviates 9 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.",
"Of a person: friendly, attractive.",
"Respectable; virtuous.",
"Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite."
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