nicety

noun

ˈnī-sə-tē How to pronounce nicety (audio)
Definition of nicetynext
1
as in fact
a single piece of information knows all the niceties of diplomatic protocol

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2
as in luxury
something that adds to one's ease of living a woman too fond of the niceties of urban living to even consider becoming a farmer's wife

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3
as in precision
the quality or state of being very accurate there's a nicety of detail in his meticulously painted landscapes

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Recent Examples of nicety With the trade deadline just six days away, the time for such niceties is over. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Boards then need a position on industry-level governance participation (standards bodies, information-sharing arrangements, mutual grounding agreements) as a fiduciary matter, not a public-affairs nicety. — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026 No, not the usual idle front-row niceties, but the scorching heat wave that has settled like a dense cloud over the City of Lights. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 24 June 2026 But Biden still kept up the niceties. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nicety
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  1. fact
  2. luxury
  3. precision
  4. detail
  5. convenience
  6. accuracy
  7. amenity
  8. perfection
Noun
  • Adding to the turmoil is the fact that there’s no parliamentary majority that would support budget cuts and trim the deficit, which is near 5% of GDP—well above the European Union’s sub-3% target and a cause of additional bond market angst.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Ricki is charismatic but not otherwordly; if anything, the fact that James is able to seduce or threaten without appearing to do much at all is what makes Ricki extra formidable.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of fact
Noun
  • The 538-foot-tall building is out of scale for a neighborhood of mostly buildings between four and six stories, and will contain just 34 luxury condos, some with their own private entrances and garages.
    — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
  • While Detroit currently has enough financial wiggle room to not worry about exceeding the luxury tax, there is the NBA repeater tax levied to teams that go over the luxury tax in at least three out of four seasons.
    — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of luxury
Noun
  • But Newcastle generally lacked precision and urgency in attack.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Rarely has a film so resourcefully evoked the transportive but decidedly analog thrill of reading; rarely has the warmly musty smell of research libraries and archives somehow wafted with such sense-memory precision off a cinema screen.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of precision
Noun
  • Asked about how the trade ban would operate, pensions minister Pat McFadden did not give details.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Clark is a baseball junkie who loves to dive into all these details.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of detail
Noun
  • Streaming offers convenience and speed, but also constant distractions.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The advantage of fish from a can lies in its convenience factor.
    — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of convenience
Noun
  • His kicking has the combination of distance and accuracy required to bypass a high press and immediately turn a defensive phase into an attacking one.
    — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Quantum sensors helped an aircraft navigate over the Pacific without GPS, improving position accuracy by 89%.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of accuracy
Noun
  • Beyond its sheer size and resort-level amenities, the estate’s value lies in the kind of construction and materials that are difficult to replicate at today’s costs.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The family-friendly resort offers a host of amenities, including complimentary kayaks and paddleboards to use at the private beach, two heated pools, a luxurious spa, and more.
    — Megan duBois, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of amenity
Noun
  • When a stock priced for perfection starts missing on momentum instead, that valuation gap becomes the risk.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • One student told Leahy that the problem wasn’t decadence but an obsession with achievement and perfection.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Nicety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nicety. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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