[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nicety \ni"cety\, n.; pl. niceties. oe. nicet'e
   foolishness.
   1. the quality or state of being nice in any of the senses
      of that word..
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            the miller smiled of her nicety.      --chaucer.
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   2. delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of
      observation or of discrimination; precision.
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   3. a delicate expression, act, mode of treatment,
      distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.
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            the fineness and niceties of words.   --locke.
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   to a nicety, with great exactness or accuracy.
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see also:
niceties to a nicety 

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