Nicety — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈaɪsəɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈaɪsəti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈaɪsəti/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈaɪsəɾi/.

Examples

it was performed with justness and beauty
without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
don't argue about shades of meaning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

subtlety justness rightness nuance shade refinement

Parts of Speech

noun	conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety “it was performed with justness and beauty”
noun	a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude “without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor”

Word Forms

just	adjective	of moral excellence
refine	verb	make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Feinheit

Übereinstimmung mit einem ästhetischen Standard der Korrektheit oder Anstand

🇫🇷French

subtilité

conformité à une certaine norme esthétique d’exactitude ou de bienséance

🇪🇸Spanish

sutileza

conformidad con algún estándar estético de corrección o propiedad

🇮🇹Italian

gentilezza

conformità con alcuni standard estetici di correttezza o proprietà

🇳🇱Dutch

lekkernij

overeenstemming met een esthetische standaard van correctheid of fatsoen

🇵🇹Portuguese

escrúpulo

conformidade com algum padrão estético de correção ou propriedade

🇷🇺Russian

вежливость

соответствие некоторому эстетическому стандарту правильности или приличия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तुनुकमिज़ाजी

शुद्धता या औचित्य के कुछ सौंदर्य मानक के अनुरूप

🇧🇩Bengali

সুন্দর

সঠিকতা বা প্রাপ্যতার কিছু নন্দনতাত্ত্বিক মানের সাথে সামঞ্জস্য

🇮🇳Tamil

அருமை

சரியான அல்லது உரிமையின் சில அழகியல் தரத்துடன் இணக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చక్కని

సవ్యత లేదా సవ్యత యొక్క కొన్ని సౌందర్య ప్రమాణాలకు అనుగుణంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

छानपणा

शुद्धता किंवा योग्यतेच्या काही सौंदर्यविषयक मानकांशी सुसंगतता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરસતા

શુદ્ધતા અથવા યોગ્યતાના કેટલાક સૌંદર્યલક્ષી ધોરણો સાથે સુસંગતતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳ್ಳೆಯತನ

ಸರಿಯಾದತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಔಚಿತ್ಯದ ಕೆಲವು ಸೌಂದರ್ಯದ ಮಾನದಂಡದ ಅನುಸರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭംഗി

കൃത്യതയുടെയോ ഔചിത്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ ചില സൗന്ദര്യാത്മക മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങളുമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ

ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਪੁੰਨਤਾ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਸੁਹਜ ਦੇ ਮਿਆਰ ਨਾਲ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اچھائی

درستگی یا مناسبیت کے کچھ جمالیاتی معیار کے مطابق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漂亮

符合某些正确或得体的审美标准

🇯🇵Japanese

素敵な

正確さまたは適切さに関する何らかの美的基準に準拠していること

🇰🇷Korean

낌새

정확성이나 타당성에 대한 미적 표준을 준수함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tử tế

sự phù hợp với một số tiêu chuẩn thẩm mỹ về tính đúng đắn hoặc phù hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ความดีงาม

สอดคล้องกับมาตรฐานความสวยงามของความถูกต้องหรือความเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerapian

kesesuaian dengan standar estetika kebenaran atau kepatutan

🇵🇭Filipino

kabaitan

pagsang-ayon sa ilang estetikong pamantayan ng kawastuhan o pagiging angkop

🇲🇾Malay

kebaikan

pematuhan dengan beberapa piawaian estetik ketepatan atau kesesuaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دقة

التوافق مع بعض المعايير الجمالية للصحة أو الملاءمة

🇮🇷Persian

زیبایی

مطابقت با برخی از استانداردهای زیبایی شناختی صحت یا درستی

🇹🇷Turkish

incelik

bazı estetik doğruluk veya uygunluk standartlarına uygunluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִיוּק

התאמה לסטנדרט אסתטי כלשהו של נכונות או תקינות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'nicety'?

The primary meaning of 'nicety' is 'conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nicety' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'nicety' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'nicety' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'nicety' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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