'Nicety' definitions:

Definition of 'nicety'

(from WordNet)
noun
Conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty" [syn: justness, rightness, nicety]
noun
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, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement]

Definition of 'Nicety'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Synonyms of 'nicety'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Nicety'