Nice

21 3.4

A city in the southeast of France on the Mediterranean coast known for its beaches and hotels

proper noun
/naɪs/

: Niza

Uh, Dover, Calais and then the Blue Train down to Nice.
French city of Nice

Examples

I love Nice.

The Transporter (2002)
After a long journey, we finally arrived in Nice, where the sun shines beautifully along the coast.
Flight time to Nice will be seven hours thirty minutes

Killers (2010)
After their honeymoon in Nice, Barry and his bride moved back into the city.

Fiction book (2002)
This is flight BD1 15 to Nice.

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
In its schedule, Air France lists a weekly flight from Nice to Dubrovnik.

Academic text (1992)
Ros, can you tell Andrea I need the jet in Nice tomorrow, please?

Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
Welcome to Nice, Jean-Jacques.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
As the plane descends into Nice, Lara sees the Mediterranean and sighs.

Fiction book (1994)
During our vacation, we enjoyed delicious seafood at a restaurant in Nice, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Idioms

nice to see someone again

67 1.1

A polite phrase to say you are happy to meet someone again

nice one

35 7.4

A short way to show approval or praise for something done well

a nice touch

26 3.0

A small extra detail that makes something look or feel better

nice knowing you

7 8.0

A polite goodbye said when you do not expect to see someone again

nice guys finish last

Informal

5 8.3

Kind people are less likely to do well than selfish people

nice as pie

Informal

1 8.0

Very pleasant and friendly to other people

nice weather for ducks

1 9.3

Very wet weather that only ducks like

can't have nice things

Informal

9.7

A complaint that people keep ruining good things by being careless

this is why we can't have nice things

Informal

9.9

Said when someone ruins something nice by being careless

to turn a nice dollar

Informal

7.8

Make a good amount of money from business or sales

to turn a nice penny

7.2

Make good money from a business or activity

Compounds

nice thing

34 1.0

An attractive or valuable object that people enjoy owning

nice weather

12 1.0

Warm, sunny, and comfortable weather that people enjoy

nice bloke

2 7.7

A friendly man who is kind and easy to like

nice guy syndrome

1 7.9

A habit where some men act too friendly and give in to get approval

nice-but-dim

Offensive

9.2

Pleasant and friendly but not very smart

Surface Forms

Nice main

Etymology

Nice comes from an old Greek name Nikaia, built from Nike which means 'victory'. The Greek settlers gave the place that name, so Nice the city is a place name from 'victory' and is not the same as the English word 'nice'.