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Synonyms for nicety in English

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nicety:
- subtlety; cunning; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness; rightness; justness; shade; refinement; nuance

English

Detailed Synonyms for nicety in English

nicety:

nicety [the ~] noun

the nicety
the subtlety; the cunning; the down to the minutest details; the nicety; the slyness
- subtlety [the ~] noun
- cunning [the ~] noun
- down to the minutest details [the ~] noun
- nicety [the ~] noun
- slyness [the ~] noun
the nicety
the cunning; the nicety; the slyness; the down to the minutest details
- cunning [the ~] noun
- nicety [the ~] noun
- slyness [the ~] noun
- down to the minutest details [the ~] noun
the nicety

– conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety ¹
the nicety; the rightness; the justness
– conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety ¹
- nicety [the ~] noun
- rightness [the ~] noun
- justness [the ~] noun
  - it was performed with justness and beauty¹
the nicety

– a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude ¹
the shade; the refinement; the subtlety; the nuance; the nicety
– a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude ¹
- shade [the ~] noun
  - don't argue about shades of meaning¹
- refinement [the ~] noun
- subtlety [the ~] noun
- nuance [the ~] noun
  - without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor¹
- nicety [the ~] noun

Related Words for "nicety":

niceties

Alternate Synonyms for "nicety":

justness; rightness; conformity; conformance
nuance; shade; subtlety; refinement; meaning; significance; signification; import

Related Definitions for "nicety":

conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety¹
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University