nice
late 13c., "foolish, stupid, senseless,"
from O.Fr. nice "silly,foolish," from L. nescius
"ignorant," lit. "not-knowing," from ne-"not"
(see un-) + stem of scire "to know."
Well, it could change our understanding of hearing
and using it.
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Showing posts with label have a nice day. Show all posts
Monday, April 9, 2012
Nice!
If lurking beneath each use of "nice" --
eg nice guy, nice time, have a nice day -- we learn that the etymology is...
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