Hello vs Nice - What's the difference?

hello | nice |

As an interjection hello

is .

As a noun hello

is "!" or an equivalent greeting.

As a verb hello

is to greet with "hello".

As a proper noun nice is

a city in southeast france on the coast of the mediterranean sea, capital of the department of alpes-maritimes.

hello

English

Alternative forms

* hallo * hilloa (obsolete) * hullo (UK)

Interjection

(en interjection)

* , chapter=7

, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!'” at the top of my lungs.
(colloquial)

Usage notes

* The greeting hello is among the most generic and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and in nearly all walks of life, and is unlikely to cause offense.

Quotations

* (English Citations of "hello")

Synonyms

* (greeting) ** g'day, hey, hi, ** hallo, hi, hiya, ey up ** hallo, hey, hi, howdy ** how's it going, hey, hi ** howzit ** (slang) wassup, what's up, yo, sup * See also

Antonyms

* (greeting) bye, goodbye

Derived terms

Noun

(en noun)
"!" or an equivalent greeting.

* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 29, author=Stephanie Rosenbloom, title=A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, work=New York Times citation
, passage=In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.}}

Synonyms

* greeting

Verb

(en verb)
To greet with "hello".

* 2013 , Ivan Doig, English Creek (page 139)

I had to traipse around somewhat, helloing' people and being ' helloed , before I spotted my mother and my father, sharing shade and a spread blanket with Pete and Marie Reese and Toussaint Rennie near the back of the park.
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nice
English

Alternative forms
* nyc (non-standard)
Etymology 1
From (etyl) nice, nyce, nys, from (etyl) nice, niche, .
Adjective
(er)
(obsolete) Silly, ignorant; foolish.

*, II.2:

There is nothing he seemed to be more carefull of than of his honesty, and observe a kinde of decencie of his person, and orderly decorum in his habits, were it on foot or on horsebacke. He was exceeding nice in performing his word or promise.

* 1999 , Joyce Crick, translating (Sigmund Freud), (The Interpretation of Dreams) , Oxford 2008, p.83:

But if I dispense with the dreams of neurotics, my main material, I cannot be too nice in my dealings with the remainder.

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

* 1818 , (Jane Austen), (Persuasion) :

Good company requires only birth, education and manners, and with regard to education is not very nice . Birth and good manners are essential.

Showing]] or [[require, requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.

* 1914 : (Saki), :

"It's her own funeral, you know," said Sir Lulworth; "it's a nice point in etiquette how far one ought to show respect to one's own mortal remains."

* 1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p.131:

It would be a nice theological point to try and establish whether Ophis os Moslem or gnostic.

* 2006 , (Clive James), North Face of Soho , Picador 2007, p.242:

Why it should have attained such longevity is a nice question.

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

* 1598 , (William Shakespeare), , IV.1:

To set so rich a maine / On the nice hazard of one doubtfull houre? It were not good.

* 1822 , T. Creevey, Reminiscences , 28 Jul.:

It has been a damned nice thing - the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life.

Respectable; virtuous.

Pleasant, satisfactory.

* 1998 , (Baha Men) -

When the party was nice , the party was jumpin' (Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo)

* 2008 , Rachel Cooke, The Guardian , 20 Apr.:

"What's difficult is when you think someone is saying something nice about you, but you're not quite sure."

Of a person: friendly, attractive.

With "and", having intensive effect: extremely.

* , chapter=8
, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.}}
Quotations
* 1710 , (Jonathan Swift), No. XIV *: I have strictly observed this rule, and my imagination this minute represents before me a certain great man famous for this talent, to the constant practice of which he owes his twenty years’ reputation of the most skilful head in England, for the management of nice affairs. * 1930 , , (The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case) *: Here's another nice mess you've gotten us into. * 1973 , Cockerel Chorus, Nice One, Cyril! *: Nice one, Cyril!
Usage notes
Sometimes used sarcastically to mean the opposite or to connote excess.
Synonyms
* charming, delightful, friendly, kind, lovely, pleasant, sweet * charming, delightful, lovely, pleasant * (having a pleasant taste or aroma) appetising/appetizing, delicious, moreish (informal), scrummy (slang), scrumptious (slang), tasty * (subtle) fine, subtle
Antonyms
* horrible, horrid, nasty * horrible, horrid, nasty * (having a pleasant taste or aroma) awful, disgusting, foul, horrible, horrid, nasty, nauseating, putrid, rancid, rank, sickening, distasteful, gross, unsatisfactory * naughty
Related terms
* nicety
Derived terms
* nice and + adjective * nice and easy * nice guy * nice guys finish last * nicely * niceness * nice round number * nicety * sugar and spice and everything nice
Adverb
(en adverb)
(colloquial) Nicely.

Children, play nice .

He dresses real nice .

Interjection
(en-interj)!
Used to signify a job well done.

Nice! I couldn't have done better.

Used to signify approval.

Is that your new car? Nice!

Etymology 2
Name of a Unix program used to invoke a script or program with a specified priority, with the implication that running at a lower priority is "nice" (kind, etc.) because it leaves more resources for others.
Verb
(nic)
(transitive, computing, Unix) To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

Derived terms
* renice
External links
* * * * Nice at NiceDefinition.com
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