Antonyms for make nice
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : nahys |
| Phonetic Transcription : naɪs |
Definition of make nice
Origin :- late 13c., "foolish, stupid, senseless," from Old French nice (12c.) "careless, clumsy; weak; poor, needy; simple, stupid, silly, foolish," from Latin nescius "ignorant, unaware," literally "not-knowing," from ne- "not" (see un-) + stem of scire "to know" (see science). "The sense development has been extraordinary, even for an adj." [Weekley] -- from "timid" (pre-1300); to "fussy, fastidious" (late 14c.); to "dainty, delicate" (c.1400); to "precise, careful" (1500s, preserved in such terms as a nice distinction and nice and early); to "agreeable, delightful" (1769); to "kind, thoughtful" (1830).
- "In many examples from the 16th and 17th centuries it is difficult to say in what particular sense the writer intended it to be taken." [OED]
- By 1926, it was pronounced "too great a favorite with the ladies, who have charmed out of it all its individuality and converted it into a mere diffuser of vague and mild agreeableness." [Fowler]
- "I am sure," cried Catherine, "I did not mean to say anything wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should I not call it so?""Very true," said Henry, "and this is a very nice day, and we are taking a very nice walk; and you are two very nice young ladies. Oh! It is a very nice word indeed! It does for everything." [Jane Austen, "Northanger Abbey," 1803]
- As in assuage : verb soothe, relieve
- As in soothe : verb calm, ease
- As in allay : verb reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
- You hear, he very hungry snake, and you make nice tea for him.
- Extract from : « The Ivory Child » by H. Rider Haggard
- "I can make nice ones, chopped and fried," said Brownie proudly.
- Extract from : « The Fun of Cooking » by Caroline French Benton
- Serve hot or if sliced cold, lay plate and heavy weight on ham over night to make nice firm slices.
- Extract from : « Civic League Cook Book » by Anonymous
- We love to talk better than anything else in the world, and we could make nice speeches, too.
- Extract from : « Atlantic Classics » by Various
- He says down in Jersey they make nice quince-jelly out of apple-parings, and said 't was true, for he'd eaten some.
- Extract from : « The William Henry Letters » by Abby Morton Diaz
- Chopped fine, with hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise, make nice sandwiches.
- Extract from : « Home Pork Making » by A. W. Fulton
- Our great Creator has made the corn grow, to make nice food for the use of man.
- Extract from : « A Present for Infants » by Anonymous
- Work, always thinking of how to make nice things to eat for the traveling public, and how to keep expenses paid.
- Extract from : « Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by William Denison Lyman
- Without diluting, they make nice flavorings for fruit salads, egg creams and pudding sauces.
- Extract from : « The Laurel Health Cookery » by Evora Bucknum Perkins
- They make nice side-dishes at dinner, and are very good at breakfast.
- Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie
Synonyms for make nice
- abate
- allay
- alleviate
- appease
- assuage
- balm
- becalm
- butter up
- calm
- calm down
- cheer
- compose
- conciliate
- console
- cool
- cool off
- cool out
- decrease
- dulcify
- ease
- fill
- help
- hush
- lessen
- lighten
- lull
- make nice
- make up
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- pacify
- palliate
- patch things up
- placate
- play up to
- pour oil on
- propitiate
- quench
- quiet
- quieten
- relieve
- sate
- satisfy
- settle
- smooth down
- soften
- square
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- surfeit
- sweeten
- take the bite out
- take the edge off
- take the sting out
- temper
- tranquilize
- unburden
- untrouble
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