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noun

Nicety n. (pl. niceties)

The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.). "The miller smiled of her nicety."

Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.

A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction. "The fineness and niceties of words."

To a nicety, with great exactness or accuracy.

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Etymology of 'Nicety'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Nicety" Quotes from Famous Books

... treasure upon their sovereign! And, above all, these vast riches, the sinews of war, and without which all the glorious success had proved abortive —these treasures are managed with such faithfulness and nicety, that they answer seasonably all their demands, though at never so great a distance. Upon these considerations, my lord, how hard and difficult a thing will it prove to persuade our neighbors ...

— The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) • Various

... apply to it the word "imbecility." The American for a dozen years had been clubbed without giving evidence of rebellion, beyond words; now that he showed signs of restiveness, without corresponding evidence of power, he should feel the lash, and there need be no nicety in measuring punishment. Codrington, an officer of mark and character, who joined Cochrane at this time as chief of staff, used expressions which doubtless convey the average point of view of the British officer of that day: President Madison, ...

— Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 - Volume 2 • Alfred Thayer Mahan

... weight of Gramarye a fardel to make him stagger. This was out of all order. Had he lain sick for a month, the work would have gone as steadily. The truth is, he was investing the conduct of a waggoner's team with the nicety requisite to the control of a tandem of thoroughbreds. That Lyveden of all men in the world should make such a costly mistake showed that his ...

— Anthony Lyveden • Dornford Yates

... more, but started at a fast walk for the stable and his horse. After him went the Native Son, who had not been with the Flying U long enough to sense the magnitude of the affront, and Slim, who knew to a nicety just what "cowmen" considered the unpardonable sin, and the rest of the Happy Family, who were ...

— Flying U Ranch • B. M. Bower

... he spread his bed in the canoe, a somewhat difficult task, as everything had to be adjusted with nicety, but the close wall of reeds and bushes helped him to keep the balance, and at last he lay on the bottom with the Indian's blanket under him and his own and the painted robe above him. Then he went to sleep and did not awaken until the next day ...

— The Eyes of the Woods - A story of the Ancient Wilderness • Joseph A. Altsheler

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