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Nice vs. Sweet — What's the Difference?

Nice vs. Sweet — What's the Difference?

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Nice

Nice ( NEESS, French: [nis]; Nissard Occitan: Niça, classical norm, or Nissa, nonstandard, pronounced [ˈnisa]; Italian: Nizza [ˈnittsa]; Ancient Greek: Νίκαια; Latin: Nicaea) is the seventh most populous urban area in France and the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department. The metropolitan area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly 1 million on an area of 744 km2 (287 sq mi).

Sweet

Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter
A cup of hot sweet tea

Nice

Giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive
We had a very nice time

Sweet

Pleasing in general; delightful
It was the sweet life he had always craved

Nice

(especially of a difference) slight or subtle
There is a nice distinction between self-sacrifice and martyrdom
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Sweet

(of a person or action) pleasant and kind or thoughtful
It was sweet of you to come
A very sweet nurse came along

Nice

Fastidious; scrupulous.

Sweet

Used for emphasis in various phrases and exclamations
What had happened? Sweet nothing

Nice

A resort city on the French Riviera, near the border with Italy; population 348,721 (2007).

Sweet

A small shaped piece of confectionery made with sugar
A bag of sweets

Nice

Pleasing and agreeable in nature
Had a nice time.
A nice person.

Sweet

A sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a pudding or dessert.

Nice

Having a pleasant or attractive appearance
A nice dress.
A nice face.

Sweet

Used as an affectionate form of address
Hello, my sweet

Nice

Exhibiting courtesy and politeness
A nice gesture.

Sweet

The sweet part or element of something
You have had the bitter, now comes the sweet

Nice

Of good character and reputation; respectable.

Sweet

Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar, as honey or saccharin.

Nice

Overdelicate or fastidious; fussy.

Sweet

Containing or derived from sugar.

Nice

Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle
A nice distinction.
A nice sense of style.

Sweet

Retaining some natural sugar; not dry
A sweet wine.

Nice

Done with delicacy and skill
A nice bit of craft.

Sweet

Pleasing to the senses; agreeable
The sweet song of the lark.
A sweet face.

Nice

Used as an intensive with and
Nice and warm.

Sweet

Pleasing to the mind or feelings; gratifying
Sweet revenge.

Nice

Wanton; profligate
"For when mine hours / Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives / Of me for jests" (Shakespeare).

Sweet

Having a pleasing disposition; lovable
A sweet child.

Nice

Affectedly modest; coy
"Ere ... / The nice Morn on th' Indian steep, / From her cabin'd loop-hole peep" (John Milton).

Sweet

Kind; gracious
It was sweet of him to help out.

Nice

Pleasant, satisfactory.

Sweet

Fragrant; perfumed
A sweet scent.

Nice

Of a person: friendly, attractive.

Sweet

Not saline or salted
Sweet water.
Sweet butter.

Nice

Respectable; virtuous.
What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?

Sweet

Not spoiled, sour, or decaying; fresh
Sweet milk.

Nice

Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
The soup is nice and hot.

Sweet

Free of acid or acidity
Sweet soil.

Nice

Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
A nice way of putting it

Sweet

Low in sulfur content
Sweet fuel oil.

Nice

(obsolete) Silly, ignorant; foolish.

Sweet

(Music) Of, relating to, or being a form of jazz characterized by adherence to a melodic line and to a time signature.

Nice

Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.

Sweet

Remarkable; outstanding.

Nice

(dated) Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.

Sweet

Used as an intensive
Took his own sweet time to finish.
Earns a sweet million per year.

Nice

(obsolete) Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.

Sweet

In a sweet manner; sweetly.

Nice

Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.

Sweet

Sweet taste or quality; sweetness.

Nice

(obsolete) Easily injured; delicate; dainty.

Sweet

Something sweet to the taste.

Nice

(obsolete) Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

Sweet

Foods, such as candy, pastries, puddings, or preserves, that are high in sugar content.

Nice

(colloquial) Nicely.
Children, play nice.
He dresses real nice.

Sweet

(Informal) Sweet potatoes
Candied sweets.

Nice

Used to signify a job well done.
Nice! I couldn't have done better.

Sweet

A sweet dish, such as pudding, served as dessert.

Nice

Used to signify approval.
Is that your new car? Nice!

Sweet

A sweetmeat or confection.

Nice

Niceness.

Sweet

A dear or beloved person.

Nice

To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

Sweet

Something pleasing to the mind or feelings.

Nice

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.

Sweet

Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
A sweet apple

Nice

Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial.
The letter was not nice, but full of chargeOf dear import.

Sweet

Having a taste of sugar.

Nice

Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.
Curious not knowing, not exact but nice.
And to tasteThink not I shall be nice.

Sweet

(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
Sweet wines are better dessert wines.

Nice

Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
Dear love, continue nice and chaste.
A nice and subtile happiness.

Sweet

Not having a salty taste.
Sweet butter

Nice

Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.

Sweet

Having a pleasant smell.
A sweet scent

Nice

Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.
The difference is too niceWhere ends the virtue, or begins the vice.

Sweet

Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
Sweet milk

Nice

Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.

Sweet

Having a pleasant sound.
A sweet tune

Nice

Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person.

Sweet

Having a pleasing disposition.
A sweet child
You're so sweet!

Nice

Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children.
He's making a list, checking it twice.Gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town.

Sweet

Having a helpful disposition.
It was sweet of him to help out.

Nice

A city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

Sweet

(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
Sweet gas
Sweet soil
Sweet crude oil

Nice

Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance;
What a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty
Nice manners
A nice dress
A nice face
A nice day
Had a nice time at the party
The corn and tomatoes are nice today

Sweet

(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.

Nice

Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;
From a decent family
A nice girl

Sweet

(slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.

Nice

Done with delicacy and skill;
A nice bit of craft
A job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer
A nice shot

Sweet

Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.

Nice

Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted;
Too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
So squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow

Sweet

; not salt or brackish.
Sweet water

Nice

Noting distinctions with nicety;
A discriminating interior designer
A nice sense of color
A nice point in the argument

Sweet

To the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
A sweet face
A sweet colour or complexion

Nice

Exhibiting courtesy and politeness;
A nice gesture

Sweet

An intensifier.

Sweet

Used as a positive response to good news or information.
They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!

Sweet

In a sweet manner.

Sweet

(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

Sweet

A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.

Sweet

A food eaten for dessert.
Can we see the sweet menu, please?

Sweet

Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
Good evening, my sweet.

Sweet

(obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.

Sweet

(obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

Sweet

To sweeten.

Sweet

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; - opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.

Sweet

Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.

Sweet

Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.
To make his English sweet upon his tongue.
A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful.

Sweet

Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
Sweet interchangeOf hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.

Sweet

Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.

Sweet

Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.

Sweet

Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?
Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one established rule of Christian working.

Sweet

That which is sweet to the taste; - used chiefly in the plural.

Sweet

That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.

Sweet

That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.
A little bitter mingled in our cup leaves no relish of the sweet.

Sweet

One who is dear to another; a darling; - a term of endearment.

Sweet

Sweetly.

Sweet

To sweeten.

Sweet

English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

Sweet

A dish served as the last course of a meal

Sweet

A food rich in sugar

Sweet

The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

Sweet

The property of containing sugar

Sweet

Having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)

Sweet

Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub;
An angelic smile
A cherubic face
Looking so seraphic when he slept
A sweet disposition

Sweet

Pleasing to the ear;
The dulcet tones of the cello

Sweet

One of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey

Sweet

Pleasing to the senses;
The sweet song of the lark
The sweet face of a child

Sweet

Pleasing to the mind or feeling;
Sweet revenge

Sweet

Having a natural fragrance;
Odoriferous spices
The odorous air of the orchard
The perfumed air of June
Scented flowers

Sweet

(used of wines) having a sweet taste

Sweet

Not soured or preserved;
Sweet milk

Sweet

With sweetening added

Sweet

Not having a salty taste;
Sweet water

Sweet

In an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly');
Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank
Talking sweet to each other

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