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niceties |
1 definition found 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.
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