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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ni•ce•ty /ˈnaɪsɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - a delicate or fine point;
a detail or subtlety:[countable]observing the niceties of polite behavior. - [uncountable] exactness or preciseness, as in workmanship;
detail. - Usually, niceties. [plural] fine things:enjoying the niceties of life.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ni•ce•ty (nī′si tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - a delicate or fine point;
punctilio:niceties of protocol. - a fine distinction;
subtlety;
detail:the niceties of the filigree work. - Usually, niceties. a refined, elegant, or choice feature, as of manner or living:working hard to acquire the niceties of life.
- exactness or precision.
- the quality of being nice;
niceness. - delicacy of character, as of something requiring care or tact:a matter of considerable nicety.
- Old French niceté. See nice, -ty
- Middle English: silliness, extravagance, cleverness 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nicety /ˈnaɪsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- a subtle point of delicacy or distinction: a nicety of etiquette
- (usually plural) a refinement or delicacy: the niceties of first-class travel
- subtlety, delicacy, or precision
- to a nicety ⇒ with precision
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