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Synonyms for nicety
ˈnaɪ sɪ tinice·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
justness, rightness, nicetynoun
conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
"it was performed with justness and beauty"
Synonyms:
nicety, shade, justness, correctness, subtlety, justice, nuance, appropriateness, refinement, rightnessnuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinementnoun
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"
Synonyms:
cultivation, wraith, shade, refinement, shadiness, polish, refining, rightness, specter, ghost, purification, tincture, tint, nuance, shadowiness, nicety, culture, civilization, spectre, spook, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, tone, finish, justness, niceness, tad
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
nicetynoun
nicetynoun
Synonyms:
fastidiousness, daintiness, PURISM, squeamishnessnicetynoun
Synonyms:
subtilty, nice point, minute distinctionnicetynoun
Synonyms:
delicacy, dainty, tidbit, delicate morsel
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
nicetynoun
Synonyms:
niceness, precision, punctilio, subtlety, fine point
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1172 | culture | |
#1818 | justice | |
#2674 | finish | |
#4082 | tone | |
#4692 | ghost | |
#4835 | polish | |
#8025 | shade | |
#8770 | civilization | |
#11996 | purification | |
#15377 | cultivation | |
#16448 | refinement | |
#17245 | refining | |
#17844 | correctness | |
#18886 | tad | |
#22876 | appropriateness | |
#24573 | specter | |
#25431 | tint | |
#27757 | spectre | |
#28666 | elaboration | |
#30332 | civilisation | |
#37939 | nuance | |
#43191 | subtlety | |
#44415 | wraith | |
#51312 | spook | |
#51887 | tincture | |
#93606 | rightness | |
#126844 | niceness | |
#182397 | nicety | |
#207991 | justness |
How to use nicety in a sentence?
A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.
The task of a public officer seeking to explain and gain support for a major policy is not that of the writer of a doctoral thesis, qualification must give way to simplicity of statement, nicety and nuance to bluntness, almost brutality, in carrying home a point.
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- деталь, точностьRussian
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