The difference between Nice and Rank

When used as nouns, nice means niceness, whereas rank means a row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"].

When used as adverbs, nice means nicely, whereas rank means quickly, eagerly, impetuously.

When used as verbs, nice means to run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority, whereas rank means to place abreast, or in a line.

When used as adjectives, nice means pleasant, satisfactory, whereas rank means strong of its kind or in character.

check bellow for the other definitions of Nice and Rank

Nice as an adjective:

Pleasant, satisfactory.
Nice as an adjective:

Of a person: friendly, attractive.
Nice as an adjective:

Respectable; virtuous.

Examples:

"What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?"
Nice as an adjective:

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

Examples:

"The soup is nice and hot."
Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

Silly, ignorant; foolish.
Nice as an adjective (now, rare):

Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.
Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.
Nice as an adjective:

Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
Nice as an adjective (obsolete):

Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

Nice as an adverb (colloquial):

Nicely.

Examples:

"Children, play nice."

"He dresses real nice."

Nice as a noun:

niceness.

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

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

Rank as an adjective:

Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things).

Examples:

"'rank treason"

"'rank nonsense"
Rank as an adjective:

Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.

Examples:

"'rank grass"

"'rank weeds"
Rank as an adjective:

Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric.
Rank as an adjective:

Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile.

Examples:

"'rank land"

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Rank as an adjective:

Strong to the senses; offensive; noisome.
Rank as an adjective:

Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.

Examples:

"Your gym clothes are rank, bro – when'd you last wash 'em?"
Rank as an adjective:

Complete, used as an intensifier (usually negative, referring to incompetence).

Examples:

"I am a rank amateur as a wordsmith."
Rank as an adjective (informal):

Gross, disgusting.
Rank as an adjective (obsolete):

Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.
Rank as an adjective (obsolete):

Inflamed with venereal appetite.

Examples:

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Rank as an adverb (obsolete):

Quickly, eagerly, impetuously.

Rank as a noun:

A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"].

Examples:

"The front rank kneeled to reload while the second rank fired over their heads."
Rank as a noun (music):

In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
Rank as a noun:

One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality

Examples:

"Based on your test scores, you have a rank of 23."

"The fancy hotel was of the first rank."
Rank as a noun:

The level of one's position in a class-based society
Rank as a noun:

a hierarchical level in an organization such as the military

Examples:

"Private First Class (PFC) is the lowest rank in the Marines."

"He rose up through the ranks of the company from mailroom clerk to CEO."
Rank as a noun (taxonomy):

a level in a scientific taxonomy system

Examples:

"Phylum is the taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class."
Rank as a noun (linear algebra):

Maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix.
Rank as a noun (mathematics):

The dimensionality of an array or tensor.
Rank as a noun (mathematics):

The size of any basis of a given matroid.
Rank as a noun (chess):

one of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number). The analog vertical lines are the files.
Rank as a noun (typically in the plural):

A category of people, such as those who share an occupation.

Rank as a verb:

To place abreast, or in a line.
Rank as a verb:

To have a ranking.

Examples:

"Their defense ranked third in the league."
Rank as a verb:

To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.
Rank as a verb (US):

To take rank of; to outrank.

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