Associations to the word «Nicety»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
NICETY, noun. A small detail or distinction.
NICETY, noun. Subtlety or precision of use.
Dictionary definition
NICETY, noun. Conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty".
NICETY, noun. A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning".
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.