Handsome vs. Nice

Handsomeadjective

(of people, things, etc) Having a good appearance; good-looking.

Handsomeadjective

(of a man or boy) Visually attractive; pleasant looking, good-looking. Examples contradict label. Also, it seems to me that Austen uses "handsome" about women synonymously with "beautiful", so maybe that is an obsolete sense?

Handsomeadjective

(of a woman) Striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not typically beautiful.

Handsomeadjective

Good, appealing, appropriate.

Handsomeadjective

(of weather) Fine, clear and bright.

Handsomeadjective

Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.

Handsomeadjective

Generous or noble in character.

Handsomeadjective

Ample; moderately large.

Handsomeadjective

Dexterous; skillful.

Handsomeverb

To render handsome.

Handsomeadjective

Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; - applied to things as persons.

Handsomeadjective

Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely; - expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.

Handsomeadjective

Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc.

Handsomeadjective

Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.

Handsomeadjective

Ample; moderately large.

Handsomeverb

To render handsome.

Handsomeadjective

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion;

Handsomeadjective

given or giving freely;

Niceadjective

Pleasant, satisfactory.

Niceadjective

Of a person: friendly, attractive.

Niceadjective

Respectable; virtuous.

Niceadjective

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

Niceadjective

(obsolete) Silly, ignorant; foolish.

Niceadjective

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

Niceadjective

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

Niceadjective

Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.

Niceadjective

(obsolete) Easily injured; delicate; dainty.

Niceadjective

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

Niceadverb

(colloquial) Nicely.

Niceinterjection

Used to signify a job well done.

Niceinterjection

Used to signify approval.

Nicenoun

niceness.

Niceverb

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

Niceadjective

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

Niceadjective

Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial.

Niceadjective

Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.

Niceadjective

Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.

Niceadjective

Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.

Niceadjective

Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.

Niceadjective

Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.

Niceadjective

Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person.

Niceadjective

Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children.

Nicenoun

a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

Niceadjective

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance;

Niceadjective

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;

Niceadjective

done with delicacy and skill;

Niceadjective

excessively fastidious and easily disgusted;

Niceadjective

noting distinctions with nicety;

Niceadjective

exhibiting courtesy and politeness;

Niceadjective

giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive

Niceadjective

(of a person) good-natured; kind

Niceadjective

not good; unpleasant

Niceadjective

(especially of a difference) slight or subtle

Niceadjective

requiring careful consideration

Niceadjective

fastidious; scrupulous.

Nicenoun

a resort city on the French Riviera, near the border with Italy; population 348,721 (2007).

Nice

Nice ( NEESS, French: [nis]; Nissard Occitan: Niça, classical norm, or Nissa, nonstandard, pronounced [ˈnisa]; Italian: Nizza [ˈnittsa]; Ancient Greek: Νίκαια; Latin: Nicaea) is the seventh most populous urban area in France and the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department. The metropolitan area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly 1 million on an area of 744 km2 (287 sq mi).