Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nicety"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.).
The miller smiled of her nicety. --Chaucer.
2. Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of
observation or of discrimination; precision.
3. A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment,
distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.
The fineness and niceties of words. --Locke.
{To a nicety}, with great exactness or accuracy.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nicety
n 1: conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or
propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"
[syn: {justness}, {rightness}]
2: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude [syn:
{nuance}, {shade}, {subtlety}, {refinement}]
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