English · noun

nice

‘pleasant (drift showcase)’
simplex — no productive affix

The same meaning in all five languages

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English
nice
nice
Frenchnot lexicalised in the dataset
Hindinot lexicalised in the dataset
Telugunot lexicalised in the dataset
Tamilnot lexicalised in the dataset

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  1. 01nice is an English noun with no productive affixal segmentation (simplex).1 step
    • rulerule:simplex
  2. 02Its meaning ('pleasant (drift showcase)') can be approximated as HAVE(FEEL, GOOD) in the Suffeffix atom interlingua.3 steps
  3. 03nice is derived from Middle English nice ‘foolish; fastidious’, with semantic amelioration/bleaching (confidence 0.90).3 steps
    • rulerule:etymology-hop
    • edgeedge:nice-me-en0.90
    • sourceoed0.90

Where it came from

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  1. niceMiddle English— derived →niceameliorationbleaching accepted
    oed0.90