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I remember being awed by it - the uniqueness and nicety of style - and I suspect I was a bit jealous because we were more or less of the same generation.
George Plimpton

Meaning of "nicety" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NICETY

nicety  [ˈnaɪsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NICETY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nicety is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NICETY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Michel'le (album)

Michel'le is the debut album by singer, Michel'le. The album was released in 1989 for Ruthless Records and was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella, and executive produced by Eazy-E. The album was a huge success for Michel'le, making it to #35 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Five singles were released "No More Lies", "Nicety", "Keep Watchin'", "Something in My Heart" and "If", The most successful being "No More Lies", which made it to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Definition of nicety in the English dictionary

The first definition of nicety in the dictionary is a subtle point of delicacy or distinction. Other definition of nicety is a refinement or delicacy. Nicety is also subtlety, delicacy, or precision.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NICETY


authenticity
ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪtɪ
benedicite
ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪtɪ
complicity
kəmˈplɪsɪtɪ
cytotoxicity
ˌsaɪtəʊtɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ
elasticity
ɪlæˈstɪsɪtɪ
electricity
ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ
ethnicity
ɛθˈnɪsɪtɪ
felicity
fɪˈlɪsɪtɪ
hydroelectricity
ˌhaɪdrəʊɪlekˈtrɪsɪtɪ
hydrophobicity
ˌhaɪdrəfəʊˈbɪsɪtɪ
monotonicity
ˌmɒnəʊtɒˈnɪsɪtɪ
multiplicity
ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪtɪ
nephrotoxicity
ˌnefrəʊˌtɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ
periodicity
ˌpɪərɪəˈdɪsɪtɪ
plasticity
plæˈstɪsɪtɪ
publicity
pʌˈblɪsɪtɪ
simplicity
sɪmˈplɪsɪtɪ
specificity
ˌspesɪˈfɪsɪtɪ
synchronicity
ˌsɪnkrəˈnɪsɪtɪ
toxicity
tɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NICETY

niccolite
NiCd
nice
nice and
nice-looking
niceish
nicely
Nicene
Nicene Council
Nicene Creed
niceness
niceties
nicey-nicey
niche
niche market
niche marketing
niche publishing
niched
nicher

WORDS THAT END LIKE NICETY

anxiety
civil society
entirety
factor of safety
honor society
humane society
moiety
ninety
notoriety
piety
road safety
Royal Society
safety
sobriety
society
subtlety
surety
to a nicety
variety
velvety

Synonyms and antonyms of nicety in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NICETY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nicety» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nicety

Translation of «nicety» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NICETY

Find out the translation of nicety to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nicety from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nicety» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精密
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gentileza
570 millions of speakers

English

nicety
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तुनुकमिज़ाजी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فكرة دقيقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щепетильность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Escrúpulo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যথাযথত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

précision
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nicety
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feinheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

微妙な点
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낌새
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính tinh vi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீர்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

योग्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

titizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

delicatezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

finezja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

педантичність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subtilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακριίεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lekkernij
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nogrannhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nøyaktighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nicety

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NICETY»

The term «nicety» is regularly used and occupies the 104.091 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NICETY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nicety» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nicety» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nicety

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2 QUOTES WITH «NICETY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nicety.
1
Flann O'Brien
It is clear enough that you are making some distinction in what you said, that there is some nicety of terminology in your words. I can't quite follow you.
2
George Plimpton
I remember being awed by it - the uniqueness and nicety of style - and I suspect I was a bit jealous because we were more or less of the same generation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NICETY»

Discover the use of nicety in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nicety and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Candy Shop
If Zadie doesn't have her way with Big Meech there will be hell to pay while he struggles with issues of his own. Journey into the Candy Shop where nothing is as sweet as it seems.
Nicety, 2012
2
Black Diamond 2: Nicety: Nicety
When a fast-talking corner hustler named Money swoops in and becomes Black's partner, his soldiers become jealous, Black gets locked behind bars, and Money sets his plan in motion to seduce Diamond and take Black's place.
Brittani Williams, 2011
3
Juicy: Pandora's Box
Growing up in an abusive home took a toll on Chicago twin sisters Pandora and Diamond and their 16-year-old sister, Lexi.
Nicety, 2012
4
The Values of Precision
Such pretensions to nicety in experiments of this nature, are truly laughable! They will be telling us some day of the WEIGHT of the MOON, even to drams, scruples and grains — nay, to the very fraction of a grain] — I wish there were infallible ...
M. Norton Wise, 1997
5
Juicy 2: Getting Even
It gets juicier!
Nicety, 2013
6
Black Diamond 3: Lucky Chance: Lucky Chance
Her happily-ever-after ending was just the beginning.
Brittani Williams, 2013
7
Polemical Tracts or a collection of papers written in ...
Every thing that is a Trifle or a Nicety, must be so comparatively, or with respect to something. With respect to what then is it, that his Lordship is not afraid to call even a regular Succession a Trifle, and a Nicety? \Vhy, every one sees that it must ...
Henry Stebbing, 1727
8
To-day, a Boston literary journal, ed. by C. Hale
Old Nicety called at his office, indeed, in the course of the day, to apologize for his rude behavior in the morning, which he accounted for by his excitement and anxiety at just receiving a telegraphic despatch from New York, announcing the ...
Charles Hale, 1852
9
Beautiful Nightmare
Imagine waking up everyday taking care of your crackhead mother and getting nothing in return but abuse.
Nicety, 2012
10
Money Is King
A good man is hard to find, especially one with a paycheck who's faithful to his woman.
Nicety, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NICETY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nicety is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Miss Manners: RSVPs are a dilemma for new mom
as a nicety and rarely listen to the answer. Miss Manners acknowledges that a half-hearted apology is indeed frustrating, but saying “I'm sorry” ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
2
Off the grid? Get a quick shower with RinseKit
But it's a nicety for anyone tired of dealing with sand, grit, mud and other debris that a squirt or stream of water could easily wash away. Stephen ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
3
Schadenfreude and furry monster sex: 'Avenue Q' heats up LVLT
... threatened an otherwise stellar production was the faulty air conditioning, making the 15-minute intermission a necessity instead of a nicety. «Las Vegas Weekly, Jul 15»
4
JEFF EDELSTEIN: The Brusnwick Circle in Lawrence is cleared out …
I mean, I thought telling your kids to go play in traffic was something you did in anger, not as a Sunday afternoon nicety. “Jeffrey, why don't you ... «The Trentonian, Jul 15»
5
Smullen delivers for Palmer in Oaks
In contrast, Pat Smullen judged it to a nicety on Covert Love. He left Together Forever alone but sat a clear second. Covert Love was well ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Iran nuclear agreement: A done deal?
Washington: Diplomatic nicety goes only so far these days. When Britain's Conservative Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond responded to ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
7
Listen to Counterparts' Titan of a Record 'Tragedy Will Find Us'
Obviously it's not all harmony and nicety. The onset of "Stranger" plunges the listener right into a storm system of a breakdown that builds and ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
8
Cash in on Video Learning Boom by Offering Advanced Instructions
Just as when having a website went from being a nicety to a necessity, businesses and organizations of all types are recognizing that ... «StreamingMedia.com, Jul 15»
9
China Surprises No One By Passing Cybersecurity Law That Gives It …
It just doesn't bother with the nicety of pretending to care about its citizens' rights. There's some lip service being paid to “cooperation” with ... «Above the Law, Jul 15»
10
Friends not guilty of assault
... hospital for a cut under the eye, the law of self defence means defendants are not expected to measure the degree of force used to a nicety. «Bridlington Today, Jul 15»

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