- a delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol.
- a fine distinction; subtlety; detail: the niceties of the filigree work.
- a refined, elegant, or choice feature, as of manner or living: working hard to acquire the niceties of life.
- exactness or precision.
- the quality of being nice; niceness.
- delicacy of character, as of something requiring care or tact: a matter of considerable nicety.
- a subtle point of delicacy or distinction
- a refinement or delicacy
- subtlety, delicacy, or precision
- excessive refinement; fastidiousness
- with precision
