Definitions for nicety
ˈnaɪ sɪ tinice·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. justness, rightness, nicetynoun

   conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety

   "it was performed with justness and beauty"

2. nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinementnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nicetynoun

   A small detail that is nice or polite to have but isn't necessary.

2. nicetynoun

   Subtlety or precision of use.

3. Etymology: From nicetee, from niceté, from nice; see nice.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nicetynoun

   Etymology: from nice.

   1. Minute accuracy of thought.

   Nor was this nicety of his judgment confined only to literature, but was the same in all other parts of art. Matthew Prior.

   2. Accurate performance.

   As for the workmanship of the old Roman pillars, the ancients have not kept to the nicety of proportion and the rules of art so much as the moderns. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   3. Fastidious delicacy; squeamishness.

   He them with speeches meet
   Does fair intreat; no courting nicety,
   But simple true, and eke unfeigned sweet. Fairy Q.

   So love doth loath disdainful nicety. Edmund Spenser.

   4. Minute observation; punctilious discrimination; subtilty.

   If reputation attend these conquests, which depend on the fineness and niceties of words, it is no wonder if the wit of men so employed, should perplex and sublitize the signification of sounds. John Locke.

   His conclusions are not built upon any niceties, or solitary and uncommon appearances, but on the most simple and obvious circumstances of these terrestrial bodies. John Woodward.

   5. Delicate management; cautious treatment.

   Love such nicety requires,
   One blast will put out all his fires. Jonathan Swift, Poems.

   6. Effeminate softness.7. Niceties, in the plural, is generally applied to dainties or delicacies in eating.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nicety

   Michel'le is the debut studio album by American singer Michel'le. It was released on October 23, 1989, on Ruthless Records, Atco Records and Atlantic Records. The album was co produced by Dr. Dre of N.W.A and André “LA Dre” Bolton The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America five weeks after its release.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Nicetynoun

   the quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.)

2. Nicetynoun

   delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision

3. Nicetynoun

   a delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction

4. Etymology: [OE. nicet foolishness.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nicety in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nicety in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of nicety in a Sentence

1. Dean Acheson:

   The task of a public officer seeking to explain and gain support for a major policy is not that of the writer of a doctoral thesis, qualification must give way to simplicity of statement, nicety and nuance to bluntness, almost brutality, in carrying home a point.

2. Maya Angelou:

   A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.

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