English Reference

Idiom

nice guy

Meaning

An inoffensive adult male who desires romantic companionship but who is too bland and uninspiring to be attractive.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He is a nice guy, but I feel no spark.”

“She keeps going on dates with him because he is a nice guy, but she never wants to see him again.”

“Despite his polite demeanor and constant availability, he remains the quintessential nice guy who fails to capture anyone's romantic interest.”

Examples

simple

“He is a nice guy, but I feel no spark.”

contextual

“She keeps going on dates with him because he is a nice guy, but she never wants to see him again.”

complex

“Despite his polite demeanor and constant availability, he remains the quintessential nice guy who fails to capture anyone's romantic interest.”

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