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nicety

[ nahy-si-tee ]

noun

plural niceties.
  1. a delicate or fine point; punctilio:

    niceties of protocol.

  2. a fine distinction; subtlety; detail:

    the niceties of the filigree work.

  3. Usually niceties. a refined, elegant, or choice feature, as of manner or living:

    working hard to acquire the niceties of life.

  4. exactness or precision.
  5. the quality of being nice; niceness.
  6. delicacy of character, as of something requiring care or tact:

    a matter of considerable nicety.



nicety

/ ˈԲɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. a subtle point of delicacy or distinction

    a nicety of etiquette

  2. usually plural a refinement or delicacy

    the niceties of first-class travel

  3. subtlety, delicacy, or precision
  4. excessive refinement; fastidiousness
  5. to a nicety
    with precision
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • v·Ծc·ٲ noun plural overniceties
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nicety1

1275–1325; Middle English: silliness, extravagance, cleverness < Old French Ծé. See nice, -ty 2
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Perhaps that is merely a more blunt-speaking approach from a new US administration determined to do away with niceties.

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But Jones and Redgrave have such a consistency in how they play these skittish lovers that it drives home the point that their cruel, untamed condition doesn’t adhere to the niceties of narrative convention.

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Meanwhile, Morgan became a reliable scene stealer in acerbic British comedies, often playing bluntly profane characters with little regard for social niceties.

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But niceties such as existing law and precedent may not always stand in the way.

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A vegan who smokes medicinal herbs and has no time for Midwestern niceties, Robyn has had many lives.

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