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nicety

[ nahy-si-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ni·ce·ties.

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.
exactness or precision.
the quality of being nice; niceness.
delicacy of character, as of something requiring care or tact:
a matter of considerable nicety.

nicety

/ ˈnaɪsɪtɪ /

Origin of nicety¹

1275–1325; Middle English: silliness, extravagance, cleverness < Old French niceté. See nice, -ty ²

The door would not open; built with air-tight nicety, it did not budge in the least.

He knew the balance and the temper of the home-made article to a nicety, especially that made by Mklemba.

In short, good Manners are introduc'd and observ'd in those Troops to such a Nicety, that you would wonder at it.

And they all look the better, for being ranged with wonderful Nicety in Cases of Crystal.

Mohammed, in fact, judged the capacity and characteristics of his countrymen to a nicety.

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