Nicety

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The quality of showing or requiring careful, precise treatment: the nicety of a diplomatic exchange.
  • n. Delicacy of character or feeling; fastidiousness; scrupulousness.
  • n. A fine point, small detail, or subtle distinction: the niceties of etiquette.
  • n. An elegant or refined feature; an amenity: the niceties of civilized life.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small detail that is nice or polite to have but isn't necessary.
  • n. Subtlety or precision of use.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.).
  • n. Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.
  • n. A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Ignorance; folly; foolishness; triviality.
  • n. Fastidiousness; extreme or excessive delicacy; squeamishness.
  • n. Nice discrimination; delicacy of perception; acuteness.
  • n. A nice distinction; a refinement; a subtlety; a fine-drawn point or criticism.
  • n. Delicacy; exactness; accuracy; precision.
  • n. A dainty or delicacy; something rare or choice: usually in the plural.
  • n. Nice appearance; agreeableness of appearance
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
  • n. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    niceness    to a nicety   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    precision   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    correctness    neatness    propriety    exactness    refinement    subtlety    nuance    tact    thoroughness    formality