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.). [1913 Webster] The miller smiled of her nicety. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision. [1913 Webster] 3. A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction. [1913 Webster] The fineness and niceties of words. --Locke. [1913 Webster] To a nicety, with great exactness or accuracy. [1913 Webster]