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NICETY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
Example:
it was performed with justness and beauty
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("nicety" is a kind of...):
conformance; conformity (correspondence in form or appearance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Example:
don't argue about shades of meaning
Synonyms:
nicety; nuance; refinement; shade; subtlety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nicety" is a kind of...):
import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)
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