Found 2 items, similar to Nicety.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nicety
nicety
n 1: conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or
propriety;
“it was performed with justness and beauty”
[syn:
justness,
rightness]
2: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude;
“without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy
the humor”;
“don't argue about shades of meaning” [syn:
nuance,
shade,
subtlety,
refinement]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nicety
Nicety
\Ni"ce*ty\, n.; pl.
Niceties. [OE. nicet['e]
foolishness.]
1. The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses
of that word.).
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The miller smiled of her nicety. --Chaucer.
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2. Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of
observation or of discrimination; precision.
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3. A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment,
distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.
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The fineness and niceties of words. --Locke.
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To a nicety, with great exactness or accuracy.
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