Difference between Good and Nice

What is the difference between Good and Nice?

Good as an adjective is acting in the interest of good; ethical. while Nice as an adjective is of a thing or person or event, pleasant, pretty.

Good

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence. A result that is positive in the view of the speaker. The abstract instantiation of something qualified by the adjective; e.g., "The best is the enemy of the good." An item of merchandise.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Acting in the interest of good; ethical. Useful for a particular purpose; functional. Of food, edible; not stale or rotten. Of food, having a particularly pleasant taste. Of food, being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements. Of food, healthful; containing vitamins and minerals. Pleasant; enjoyable. Of people, competent or talented. Effective. Favourable. Beneficial; worthwhile. With "and", extremely. Holy. Reasonable in amount. Large in amount or size. Entire.

Example sentence: A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.

Nice

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a thing or person or event, pleasant, pretty.Admirable, enviable.Innocent; gentle; distinguished by perceived class or virtue.Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.Neat; elegantly succinct.Bordering on failure or disaster; succeeding by the narrowest of margins.With "and", excellent, pleasantly.

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: Used to signify a job well done.

Example sentence: The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You're in a conversation and everybody's agreeing with what you're saying - even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don't want to hear.

We hope you now know whether to use Good or Nice in your sentence.

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