The difference between Kind and Nice

When used as nouns, kind means a type, race or category, whereas nice means niceness.

When used as adjectives, kind means having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others, whereas nice means pleasant, satisfactory.

Nice is also adverb with the meaning: nicely.

Nice is also verb with the meaning: to run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

check bellow for the other definitions of Kind and Nice

  1. Kind as a noun:

    A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

    Examples:

    "What kind of a person are you?"

    "This is a strange kind of tobacco."

  2. Kind as a noun:

    A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.

    Examples:

    "The opening served as a kind of window."

  3. Kind as a noun (archaic):

    One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.

  4. Kind as a noun:

    Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.

  5. Kind as a noun:

    Equivalent means used as response to an action.

    Examples:

    "I'll pay in kind for his insult."

  6. Kind as a noun (Christianity):

    Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.

  1. Kind as an adjective:

    Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.

  2. Kind as an adjective:

    Affectionate.

    Examples:

    "a kind man; a kind heart"

  3. Kind as an adjective:

    Favorable.

  4. Kind as an adjective:

    Mild, gentle, forgiving

    Examples:

    "The years have been kind to Richard Gere; he ages well."

  5. Kind as an adjective:

    Gentle; tractable; easily governed.

    Examples:

    "a horse kind in harness"

  6. Kind as an adjective (obsolete):

    Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Chaucer"

  1. Nice as an adjective:

    Pleasant, satisfactory.

  2. Nice as an adjective:

    Of a person: friendly, attractive.

  3. Nice as an adjective:

    Respectable; virtuous.

    Examples:

    "What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?"

  4. Nice as an adjective:

    With "and", shows that the given adjective is desirable: pleasantly.

    Examples:

    "The soup is nice and hot."

  5. Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

    Silly, ignorant; foolish.

  6. Nice as an adjective (now, rare):

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

  7. Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

    Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.

  8. Nice as an adjective:

    Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.

  9. Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

    Easily injured; delicate; dainty.

  10. Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

    Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

  1. Nice as an adverb (colloquial):

    Nicely.

    Examples:

    "Children, play nice."

    "He dresses real nice."

  1. Nice as a noun:

    niceness.

  1. Nice as a verb (transitive, computing, Unix):

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

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