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NICETY

Pronunciation (US):

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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:

justness; nicety; rightness

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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