n. | 1. | The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.). | |||
2. | Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision. | ||||
3. | A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.
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Noun | 1. | nicety - conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty" |
2. | nicety - 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" |