Question

Using a dictionary look up and then list four definitions of the word nice that you would use in a paragraph to develop this topic sentence: "The word nice is surprisingly ambiguous."

Answer 1

1. Polite, Kind

2. Pleasing, Agreeable, Appropriate, Fitting, Well-executed

3. Socially acceptable, Well-bred, Virtuous, Respectable

4. Possessing, marked by, or demanding great or excessive precision and delicacy

Step-by-step explanation:

The word nice​​​​​​​ is surprisingly ambiguous. It has many definitions and can be interpreted many different ways depending n the context used with the word. Nice can mean polite or kind, an example of this being "After my pencil broke, a nice girl gave me a new one!" Nice can also mean pleasing, agreeable, and appropriate; as in "The girl's outfit was nice, as her outfits typically were." More examples of different usages for the word nice include "The girl was from a nice family, for her mother owned a large business" and "the pencil I was given was quite nice." In the example where the girl is from a nice family, the word nice is being used to describe her family as virtuous and respectable. In the final example, the word nice is being used to describe the pencil as good quality, possessing precision and delicacy.

Answer 2

a. showing fastidious or finicky tastes : particular too nice a palate to enjoy junk food

b : exacting in requirements or standards : punctilious a nicecode of honor

3: possessing, marked by, or demanding great or excessive precision and delicacy nice measurements anice distinction between these two words

4 obsolete : trivial

5a : pleasing, agreeable a nicetime a nice person

b : well-executed nice shot

c : appropriate, fitting not anice word for a formal occasionShe always wears nice clothes.

6a : socially acceptable : well-bredfrom a nice family

b : virtuous, respectable was taught that nice girls don't do that

7: polite, kind that's nice of you to say