nicety

noun

nice·ty ˈnī-sə-tē How to pronounce nicety (audio)

-stē

plural niceties

: the quality or state of being nice

: an elegant, delicate, or civilized feature

enjoy the niceties of life

: a fine point or distinction : subtlety

the niceties of table manners

: careful attention to details : delicate exactness : precision

: delicacy of taste or feeling : fastidiousness

Example Sentences

knows all the niceties of diplomatic protocol a woman too fond of the niceties of urban living to even consider becoming a farmer's wife

Recent Examples on the Web The other reason Democrats are flipping out is that Mr. Cervas paid little attention to the usual political nicety of incumbent protection.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 May 2022 Assure them that this is the way both of you were raised, and the nicety is regional.

Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2021 Before there was Big Tech, there were the Big Three: Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors—and an infamous memo that cemented in the collective consciousness of the American public that strong regulation was a necessity, not a nicety.

Mar Hicks, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021 But there was no statement of joint resolve to cooperate on any of those issues, the sort of diplomatic nicety that routinely seals such high-level meetings.

New York Times, 19 Mar. 2021 Being a good loser isn’t a norm or a nicety of democracy.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2020 The traditional nicety was one of several formalities abandoned because of the ongoing pandemic.

Katelyn Umholtz, NOLA.com, 29 Sep. 2020 Prefacing this sensitive subject with a nicety is most polite.

Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020 Prefacing this sensitive subject with a nicety is most polite.

Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020 See More

单词	to a nicety
释义	nicety noun nice·ty ˈnī-sə-tē -stē plural niceties 1 : the quality or state of being nice 2 : an elegant, delicate, or civilized feature enjoy the niceties of life 3 : a fine point or distinction : subtlety the niceties of table manners 4 : careful attention to details : delicate exactness : precision 5 : delicacy of taste or feeling : fastidiousness Phrases to a nicety : exactly, accurately … liked doing a quiet business in which they were sure of their customers, and could calculate their returns to a nicety. George Eliot Synonyms datum detail fact particular particularity point specific See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences knows all the niceties of diplomatic protocol a woman too fond of the niceties of urban living to even consider becoming a farmer's wife Recent Examples on the Web The other reason Democrats are flipping out is that Mr. Cervas paid little attention to the usual political nicety of incumbent protection. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 May 2022 Assure them that this is the way both of you were raised, and the nicety is regional. Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2021 Before there was Big Tech, there were the Big Three: Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors—and an infamous memo that cemented in the collective consciousness of the American public that strong regulation was a necessity, not a nicety. Mar Hicks, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021 But there was no statement of joint resolve to cooperate on any of those issues, the sort of diplomatic nicety that routinely seals such high-level meetings. New York Times, 19 Mar. 2021 Being a good loser isn’t a norm or a nicety of democracy. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2020 The traditional nicety was one of several formalities abandoned because of the ongoing pandemic. Katelyn Umholtz, NOLA.com, 29 Sep. 2020 Prefacing this sensitive subject with a nicety is most polite. Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020 Prefacing this sensitive subject with a nicety is most polite. Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Middle English nicete, from Anglo-French niceté foolishness, from nice, adjective First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing nicety to a nicety to a nicety Kids Definition nicety noun ni·ce·ty ˈnī-sə-tē plural niceties 1 : something dainty, delicate, or of especially good quality 2 : a fine detail that is considered part of polite or proper behavior Grandma taught me the niceties of setting a table. to a nicety phrase as in perfectly without any flaws or errors She picked an array of flowers from the garden and arranged them to a nicety. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance perfectly immaculately ideally finely exceptionally specially to a turn excellently impeccably flawlessly faultlessly pat greatly to the nines superbly fabulously marvelously superiorly to a T terrifically superlatively grandly fancily Antonyms & Near Antonyms badly imperfectly amiss insufficiently defectively inadequately incompletely faultily deficiently wretchedly atrociously execrably fallibly See More
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nicety

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