Nice vs. Tight
Difference Between Nice and Tight
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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).
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Tight➦
Fixed or fastened firmly in place
a tight lid.
tight screws.
a tight knot.
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Nice➦
giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive
we had a very nice time
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Tight➦
Stretched or drawn out fully
a tight wire.
a tight drumhead.
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Nice➦
(especially of a difference) slight or subtle
there is a nice distinction between self-sacrifice and martyrdom
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Tight➦
Of such close construction as to be impermeable
cloth tight enough to hold water.
warm in our tight little cabin.
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Nice➦
fastidious; scrupulous.
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Tight➦
Leaving little empty space through compression; compact
a tight suitcase.
a tight weave.
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a resort city on the French Riviera, near the border with Italy; population 348,721 (2007).
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Tight➦
Affording little spare time; full
a tight schedule.
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Nice➦
Pleasing and agreeable in nature
had a nice time.
a nice person.
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Tight➦
Closely reasoned or concise
a tight argument.
a tight style of writing.
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Nice➦
Having a pleasant or attractive appearance
a nice dress.
a nice face.
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Tight➦
Fitting close or too close to the skin; snug
a tight collar.
a fit that was much too tight.
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Exhibiting courtesy and politeness
a nice gesture.
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Tight➦
(Slang) Personally close; intimate
"me and the D.A., who happen to be very tight with one another" (Tom Wolfe).
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Nice➦
Of good character and reputation; respectable.
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Tight➦
Experiencing a feeling of constriction
a tight feeling in the chest.
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Overdelicate or fastidious; fussy.
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Tight➦
Reluctant to spend or give; stingy.
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Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle
a nice distinction.
a nice sense of style.
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Tight➦
Obtainable with difficulty or only at a high price
tight money.
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Done with delicacy and skill
a nice bit of craft.
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Affected by scarcity
a tight market.
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Used as an intensive with and
nice and warm.
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Difficult to deal with or get out of
a tight spot.
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Wanton; profligate
"For when mine hours / Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives / Of me for jests" (Shakespeare).
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Tight➦
Barely profitable
a tight bargain.
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Affectedly modest; coy
"Ere ... / The nice Morn on th' Indian steep, / From her cabin'd loop-hole peep" (John Milton).
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Tight➦
Closely contested; close
a tight match.
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Nice➦
Pleasant, satisfactory.
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Tight➦
Chiefly British Neat and trim in appearance or arrangement.
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Of a person: friendly, attractive.
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Tight➦
Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm
tight management.
a tight orchestral performance.
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Nice➦
Respectable; virtuous.
What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?
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Tight➦
(Slang) Intoxicated; drunk.
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Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
The soup is nice and hot.
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Tight➦
(Baseball) Inside.
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Nice➦
Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
a nice way of putting it
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Tight➦
Firmly; securely.
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Nice➦
(obsolete) Silly, ignorant; foolish.
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Tight➦
Soundly
sleep tight.
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Nice➦
Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.
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Tight➦
Snugly or with constriction
My shoes are laced too tight.
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Nice➦
(dated) Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.
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Tight➦
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
a tight sponge; a tight knot
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Nice➦
(obsolete) Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.
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Tight➦
Unyielding or firm.
tight control on a situation; tight clothing
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Nice➦
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
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Tight➦
Under high tension; taut.
Make sure to pull the rope tight.
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Nice➦
(obsolete) Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
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Tight➦
(colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.
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Nice➦
(obsolete) Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.
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Tight➦
Intimately friendly.
We've grown tighter over the years.
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Nice➦
(colloquial) Nicely.
Children, play nice.
He dresses real nice.
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Tight➦
Miserly or frugal.
He's a bit tight with his money.
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Nice➦
Used to signify a job well done.
Nice! I couldn't have done better.
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Tight➦
(of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.
They flew in a tight formation.
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Nice➦
Used to signify approval.
Is that your new car? Nice!
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Tight➦
Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
a tight coat;
My socks are too tight.
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Nice➦
niceness.
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Tight➦
Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners.
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To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.
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Tight➦
Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
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Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.
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Tight➦
Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
Their marching band is extremely tight.
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Nice➦
Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial.
The letter was not nice, but full of chargeOf dear import.
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Tight➦
(sport) Not conceding many goals.
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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.
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Tight➦
(slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
We went drinking and got tight.
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Nice➦
Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
Dear love, continue nice and chaste.
A nice and subtile happiness.
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Tight➦
(slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
That is one tight bicycle!
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Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.
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Tight➦
Mean; unfair; unkind.
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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.
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Tight➦
Limited or restricted.
We had a very tight schedule.
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Nice➦
Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.
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Tight➦
(obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
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Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person.
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Tight➦
(obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
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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.
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Tight➦
(poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands. en
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a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
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Tight➦
(poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands. en
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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
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Tight➦
Intimate, close, close-knit.
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Nice➦
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;
from a decent family
a nice girl
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A car with understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
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Nice➦
done with delicacy and skill;
a nice bit of craft
a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer
a nice shot
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Tight➦
Angry or irritated.
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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
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Tight➦
Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Make sure the lid is closed tight.
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Nice➦
noting distinctions with nicety;
a discriminating interior designer
a nice sense of color
a nice point in the argument
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Tight➦
Soundly.
Good night, sleep tight.
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Nice➦
exhibiting courtesy and politeness;
a nice gesture
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Tight➦
(obsolete) To tighten.
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Tight➦
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
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Tight➦
Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; - often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.
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Tight➦
Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
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Tight➦
Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
Clad very plain, but clean and tight.
I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
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Tight➦
Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
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Tight➦
Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; - applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
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Tight➦
Handy; adroit; brisk.
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Tight➦
Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
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Tight➦
Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; - said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
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To tighten.
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Tight➦
closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
tight skirts
he hated tight starched collars
fingers closed in a tight fist
a tight feeling in his chest
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Tight➦
pulled or drawn tight;
taut sails
a tight drumhead
a tight rope
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Tight➦
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;
in tight formation
a tight blockade
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Tight➦
pressed tightly together;
with lips compressed
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Tight➦
used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;
a mean person
he left a miserly tip
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Tight➦
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow;
tight money
a tight market
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Tight➦
of such close construction as to be impermeable;
a tight roof
warm in our tight little house
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Tight➦
of textiles;
a close weave
smooth percale with a very tight weave
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Tight➦
securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid;
the bolts are tight
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Tight➦
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;
a close contest
a close election
a tight game
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Tight➦
very drunk
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exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;
a nasty problem
a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
rigorous discipline
tight security
stringent safety measures
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packed closely together;
the stood in a tight little group
hair in tight curls
the pub was packed tight
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Tight➦
firmly or tightly;
held fast to the rope
her foot was stuck fast
held tight
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Tight➦
in an attentive manner;
he remained close on his guard
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