Definitions
conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
Word origin
From Middle English nicetee, from Old French niceté (“simpleness, foolishness”), from nice (“simple, foolish”); equivalent to nice + -e- + -ty.
Used in a sentence
“We met the new captain while we were taking enemy fire and were unable to observe the niceties of formal introductions.”
“the fineness and niceties of words”
“"But," the writer, Dr. Beattie, adds, "this is a needless nicety, and, if adopted, would introduce a confusion into the grammatical art. {...}"”
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