What does "nicety" mean?
Nicety: Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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