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Meaning of nice as ninepence | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Perfectly all right; fine.
    not-comparable
  2. Neat, tidy, in order.
    not-comparable

Examples

“She had been mistress of the farm so long that it would be hard for her to play⟳ second fiddle, but give⟳ her time and she'd be as good as new butter and as nice as ninepence, he said.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

nice as pie nice-but-dim nice-looking nice-nelly niceish Nicene

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