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nice

/ˈnaɪs/NYS
/ˈnaɪs/NYS

Meaningignorant

Common meaning: pleasant

Other meanings: once 'foolish'

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchnicesource
  2. Middle Englishnice‘foolish, simple’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsfoolish, simple → pleasantnice‘pleasant’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French nice ‘ignorant’.

Roots

  • nice Old French “ignorant”

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