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nicety::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | justness, rightness |
| Type of | conformance, conformity |
nicety::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety |
| Type of | import, meaning, significance, signification |
Examples of nicety
nicety
Piano's disciplined sense of grace, proportion and urban nicety won the day here.
From the washingtonpost.com
These extremely costly sound barriers are a nicety for a very select few, not a necessity.
From the freep.com
What once was a strategic nicety is increasingly a competitive necessity.
From the businessweek.com
Standard Bluetooth is an unexpected nicety and will be appreciated by many young buyers.
From the smh.com.au
The school sought charter status more as a necessity than a nicety.
From the courier-journal.com
But this match had a winner only because sporting nicety demands one.
From the smh.com.au
In other words, moving the web isn't just a nicety, it had become a must for these companies.
From the techcrunch.com
However, knowing your product isn't a nicety of doing business.
From the businessweek.com
In fact she should be known as Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, a nicety which is usually ignored.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Justness: conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"
- Nuance: 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"
- A small detail that is nice or polite to have but isn't necessary; Subtlety or precision of use
