Mean vs. Nice
Meanverb
To intend.
Meanverb
(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
Meanverb
(intransitive) To have intentions of a given kind.
Meanverb
To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
Meanverb
To convey meaning.
Meanverb
(transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
Meanverb
(transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
Meanverb
(transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
Meanverb
(transitive) To result in; to bring about.
Meanverb
(transitive) To be important (to).
Meanverb
To lament.
Meanadjective
(obsolete) Common; general.
Meanadjective
Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
Meanadjective
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
Meanadjective
Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
Meanadjective
Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
Meanadjective
Ungenerous; stingy, tightfisted; North American English: cheap; formal: niggardly, penurious, miserly.
Meanadjective
Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating; small.
Meanadjective
Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.
Meanadjective
Causing or intending to cause intentional harm; bearing ill will towards another; cruel; malicious.
Meanadjective
Powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging.
Meanadjective
Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
Meanadjective
Difficult, tricky.
Meanadjective
Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
Meanadjective
(obsolete) Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.
Meannoun
A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
Meannoun
An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
Meannoun
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
Meannoun
The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
Meannoun
(statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
Meannoun
(mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
Meannoun
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
Meanverb
To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do?
Meanverb
To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.
Meanverb
To have a purpose or intention.
Meanadjective
Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble.
Meanadjective
Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive.
Meanadjective
Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
Meanadjective
Of poor quality; as, mean fare.
Meanadjective
Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality.
Meanadjective
Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.
Meanadjective
Intermediate in excellence of any kind.
Meanadjective
Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day.
Meannoun
That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure.
Meannoun
A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an arithmetical mean. A geometrical mean is the nth root of the product of the n quantities being averaged.
Meannoun
That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument.
Meannoun
Resources; property, revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood, or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose; disposable force or substance.
Meannoun
A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.
Meannoun
Meantime; meanwhile.
Meannoun
A mediator; a go-between.
Meannoun
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
Meanverb
mean or intend to express or convey;
Meanverb
have as a logical consequence;
Meanverb
denote or connote;
Meanverb
have in mind as a purpose;
Meanverb
have a specified degree of importance;
Meanverb
intend to refer to;
Meanverb
destine or designate for a certain purpose;
Meanadjective
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value;
Meanadjective
characterized by malice;
Meanadjective
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;
Meanadjective
excellent;
Meanadjective
marked by poverty befitting a beggar;
Meanadjective
used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;
Meanadjective
used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt
Meanverb
intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify
Meanverb
(of a word) have (something) as its signification in the same language or its equivalent in another language
Meanverb
genuinely intend to express (something)
Meanverb
be of a specified degree of importance to (someone)
Meanverb
intend (something) to occur or be the case
Meanverb
be supposed to do something
Meanverb
design or destine for a particular purpose
Meanverb
have something as a motive or explanation in saying or doing
Meanverb
be generally considered to be
Meanverb
have as a consequence or result
Meanverb
necessarily or usually entail or involve
Meanadjective
unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous
Meanadjective
unkind, spiteful, or unfair
Meanadjective
vicious or aggressive in behaviour
Meanadjective
(especially of a place) poor in quality and appearance; shabby
Meanadjective
(of a person's mental capacity or understanding) inferior
Meanadjective
of low birth or social class
Meanadjective
very skilful or effective; excellent
Meanadjective
(of a quantity) calculated as a mean; average
Meanadjective
equally far from two extremes
Meannoun
the value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average
Meannoun
a condition, quality, or course of action equally removed from two opposite extremes
Mean
There are several kinds of mean in mathematics, especially in statistics: For a data set, the arithmetic mean, also known as average or arithmetic average, is a central value of a finite set of numbers: specifically, the sum of the values divided by the number of values. The arithmetic mean of a set of numbers x1, x2, ..., xn is typically denoted by x ¯ {\displaystyle {\bar {x}}} .
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).
