(nīs) adjective nic·er, nic·est
1. Characterized by discrimination and judgement; acute; discerning.
2. Refined and pure in tastes or habits; refined; hence, overparticular; dainty; modest; fastidious; scrupulous.
3. Requiring careful consideration, discrimination, or treatment; delicate; subtle.
4. Exactly fitted or adjusted; accurate.
5. Delicately constructed; hence, easily disarranged or injured; fragile; tender.
6. Agreeable or pleasant in any way: a wide use.
7. Agreeable socially; respectable: nice people. See synonyms under CHOICE, FINE¹, NEAT¹, PRECISE, TASTEFUL. ♦ Homophone: gneiss. [<OF, stupid <L nescius ignorant <ne- not + scire know]
—nice′ly adverb
—nice′ness noun

(nēs)
A port of SE France: ancient Nicaea, Italian Nizza.
—Ni·çoise (nē·swáz′) adjective & noun