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Definition of: nicety
(nī′sə·tē) noun plural ·ties
1. The quality of being nice.
2. A delicate point or distinction; refinement of criticism; subtlety.
3. A rare or delicious thing; delicacy.
4. Fastidiousness.
5. Obs. Coyness; shyness. [<OF niceté folly <nice. See NICE.]
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