nicety

1 a single piece of information knows all the niceties of diplomatic protocol Synonyms of nicety datum, detail, fact, particular, particularity, point, specificWords Related to nicety article, item; component, constituent, element, ingredient, member, part; aspect, circumstance, facet, factor; evidence, exhibit; database, information, knowledgeNear Antonyms of nicety error, fallacy, falsehood, inaccuracy, misconception, misstatement, myth

2 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 Synonyms of nicety accommodation, amenity, convenience, creature comfort, luxury, mod con [chiefly British], comfortWords Related to nicety bonus, extra; benefit, help, service; anodyne, solace; delight, indulgence, joy, pleasureAntonyms of nicety burden, millstone, weight

3 the quality or state of being very accurate there's a nicety of detail in his meticulously painted landscapes Synonyms of nicety accuracy, accurateness, closeness, delicacy, exactitude, exactness, fineness, precision, perfection, preciseness, rigor, rigorousness, ultraprecision, veracityWords Related to nicety correctness, fidelity, rightness, strictness, truth; definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, determinacy; precision, subtlety; care, carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, persnicketinessNear Antonyms of nicety approximation, roundness; falseness, falsity, incorrectness, wrongness; carelessness, guesswork, looseness; indefiniteness, vaguenessAntonyms of nicety coarseness, impreciseness, imprecision, inaccuracy, inexactitude, inexactness, roughness