Like any self-respecting four-letter word, "nice" has many connotations, depending on how it's used and the tone of voice. "For a four-letter word, it is complicated," says Anne Curzan, professor of ...

The meaning of nice, and why we should use this four-letter word more An argument in favour of using the word “nice” – and also living up to it.

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Like any self-respecting four-letter word, "nice" has many connotations. Centuries ago, "nice" meant someone was ignorant; now it has very different meanings. And that, as they say, is "noice." ...

Like any self-respecting four-letter word, "nice" has many connotations, depending on how it's used and the tone of voice.