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1. : the quality or state of being nice. 2. : an elegant, delicate, or civilized feature. enjoy the niceties of life. 3. : a fine point or distinction : subtlety. the niceties of table manners. 4. : careful attention to details : delicate exactness : precision. 5. : delicacy of taste or feeling : fastidiousness. Phrases. to a nicety.
NICETY definition: 1. a detail or small difference that is only obvious after careful thought: 2. the fact that…. Learn more.
a delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol. a fine distinction; subtlety; detail: the niceties of the filigree work. Usually niceties. a refined, elegant, or choice feature, as of manner or living: working hard to acquire the niceties of life.
English (US) NICETY meaning: 1. a detail or small difference that is only obvious after careful thought: 2. the fact that…. Learn more.
A nicety is a fine detail or shade of meaning that anything — not just a word — can possess. Even the word nicety has niceties. The emphasis on detail can also refer to a precision or accuracy of sorts; if someone has judged something "to a nicety," they've judged it exactly.
1. a delicate or fine point; subtlety: the niceties of protocol. 2. exactness or preciseness, as in workmanship; detail. 3. Usu., niceties. refined or fine things or manners: the niceties of life. 4. the quality of being nice; niceness. 5. delicacy; care or tact: a matter of considerable nicety.
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3 days ago · countable noun [usually plural, adjective NOUN] The niceties of a situation are its details, especially with regard to good manners or the appropriate behaviour for that situation. By the end of term, girls will have learnt the niceties of dinner party conversation. [ + of] He wasted no time with social niceties.
