Category:Nicety

Ni"ce*ty, n.; pl. Niceties. Etym: [oe. niceté 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.