The difference between Nice and Pleasant

When used as nouns, nice means niceness, whereas pleasant means a wit.

When used as adjectives, nice means pleasant, satisfactory, whereas pleasant means giving pleasure.


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 Nice and Pleasant

  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.

  1. Pleasant as an adjective:

    Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

    Examples:

    "We had a pleasant walk around the town."

    "It wasn't so hot outside, but pleasant enough to have lunch in the garden."

  2. Pleasant as an adjective (obsolete):

    Facetious, joking.

  1. Pleasant as a noun (obsolete):

    A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.