The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.). The miller smiled of her nicety. Chaucer.
Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.
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.
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