Nicety word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "nicety" word

[noun] conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"
[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"

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\Ni"ce*ty\, n.; pl. {Niceties}. [OE. nicet['e] 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.

Synonyms for nicety

justness, nuance, refinement, rightness, shade, subtlety

Related terms: appreciation of differences, care for truth, conscientiousness, criticality, cultivation, faithfulness, feeling, fineness, fine palate, fussiness, graciousness, literality, making distinctions, narrow margin, niceness of distinction, particle of difference, refined discrimination, rightness, rigorousness, scrupulousness, textualism, wide margin

The fun area, different aproach to word »nicety«

Let's analyse "nicety" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YTECIN. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -. .. -.-. . - -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: nicety: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 (or 3 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: nicety: 5 + 9 + 3 + 5 + 2 + 7 = 31, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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