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1 : showing fastidious or finicky tastes : FASTIDIOUS

2 : marked by delicate discrimination or treatment

3 a : giving pleasure : PLEASING, AGREEABLE

b : well-executed

4 : WELL-BRED <~ people>

5 : decent or correct in character or behavior : RESPECTABLE

6 : of a sympathetic or helpful nature

Synonyms

[1] choosy, dainty, delicate, demanding, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, old-maidish, particular, picky—more at FINICKY

[2] delicate, exact, fine, minute, refined, subtle—more at FINE

[3a] agreeable, congenial, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying—more at PLEASANT

[5] correct, decent, decorous, genteel, polite, proper, respectable, seemly—more at PROPER

[6] affable, agreeable, amiable, genial, good-natured, gracious, sweet, well-disposed—more at AMIABLE

nice·ly adverb : in a pleasing, satisfactory, courteous, or reasonable manner

Synonyms

agreeably, favorably, pleasantly, pleasingly, satisfyingly, well

courteously, kindly, thoughtfully, well—more at WELL

nice·ness noun : the quality or state of being nice

Synonyms

agreeableness, amenity, amiability, geniality, graciousness, pleasantness, sweetness—more at AMIABILITY

nice–nel·ly adjective, often cap 2d N 1 : marked by euphemism

2 : PRUDISH

— nice nelly noun, often cap 2d N

— nice–nel·ly·ism noun, often cap 2d N

nice·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : a dainty, delicate, or elegant thing

2 : a fine point or distinction

3 : EXACTNESS, PRECISION, ACCURACY

niche noun [ORIGIN: F]

1 : a recess in a wall esp. for a statue

2 : a place, employment, or activity for which a person or thing is best fitted

3 : the living space or role of an organism in an ecological community esp. with regard to food consumption

Synonyms

[1] alcove, nook, recess; also corner, cranny, cubbyhole; cubicle; dent, indentation

[3] habitat, home, range, territory—more at HOME

1nick noun 1 : a small notch, groove, or chip

2 : the final critical moment

Synonyms

chip, hack, indentation, notch—more at NOTCH

2nick verb : NOTCH, CHIP

nick·el noun 1 : a hard silver-white metallic chemical element capable of a high polish and used in alloys

2 : the U.S. 5-cent piece made of copper and nickel; also : the Canadian 5-cent piece

nick·el·ode·on noun 1 : an early movie theater to which admission cost five cents

2 : JUKEBOX

nick·er verb : to neigh gently : NEIGH, WHINNY

— nicker noun

nick·name noun [ORIGIN: ME nekename additional name, alter. (from misdivision of an ekename) of ekename, fr. eke also + name]

1 : a usu. descriptive name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to a person, place, or thing

2 : a familiar form of a proper name

— nickname verb

Synonyms

alias, cognomen; also appellation, denomination, denotation, designation, handle, label, title; nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym

nic·o·tine noun : a poisonous and addictive substance in tobacco that is used as an insecticide

nic·o·tin·ic acid noun : an organic acid of the vitamin B complex found in plants and animals and used against pellagra

niece noun : a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law

nif·ty adjective nif·ti·er; -est : very good : very attractive

Ni·ge·ri·an noun : a native or inhabitant of Nigeria

— Nigerian adjective

nig·gard noun : a stingy person : MISER

Synonyms

cheapskate, miser, skinflint, tightwad—more at MISER

nig·gard·ly adjective 1 : grudgingly mean about spending or granting

2 : provided in meanly limited supply

— nig·gard·li·ness noun

— nig·gard·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] cheap, close, mean, parsimonious, penurious, spare, sparing, stingy, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable—more at STINGY

[2] light, meager, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparse, stingy—more at MEAGER

nig·gling adjective 1 : PETTY

2 : bothersome in a petty way

1nigh adverb