English → Latin
“nice” in Latin
fastīdiōsussqueamish; nauseating; disdainful, scornfulaccūrōto take care of, do something with care, attend or give attention toexquīrōto seek or seek out, search for or hunt up; to inquire intosubtīlisfine, thin, slender; precise, accurate, keen; plain, unadorned, simpleperīculōsusdangerous, hazardous, perilousdulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant; sweet-sounding, melodic, melodious, tunefulNīcaeaIznik (a town in Turkey); Nice (a coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'A
The English word nice itself goes back to Latin sciō, through nescius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
nice
Delicate, fastidiosus; fastidii plenus.
Exact, accuratus; exquisitus; subtilis.
Dangerous, periculosus.
Sweet, dulcis.
Nice
Nicaea, -ae (f.). q. v.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for nice?
- The usual Latin words for “nice” are fastīdiōsus, accūrō, exquīrō; also subtīlis, perīculōsus, dulcis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.