We met the new captain while we were taking enemy fire and were unable to observe the niceties of formal introductions.
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Nicety
/ˈnaɪsɪti/
Synonyms for "nicety" (141 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Noun(5 words)
absolutenessaccuracyacquired tasteappreciationappreciation of differencesappreciation of excellenceappreciativenessartistic judgmentattention to detailattention to factcare for truthchoicenesscircumstantialitycivilized tastecivilizednessclarityconnoisseurshipconscientiousnesscorrectnesscritical niceness
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Strong matches (42)
culturedaintinessdelicacydelicate distinctiondelicatenessdetaildifferentiadifferentialdiscriminating tastediscriminatingnessdiscriminationdiscriminativenessdistinctioneleganceexactingnessexactitudeexactnessexcellenceexquisitenessfaithfulness
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Noun(4 words)
Related words (70)
gracilitygraciositygraciousnesshairlinejudiciousnessliteralismliteralityliteralnessmaking distinctionsmarginmathematical precisionmeticulousnessminutenessnarrow marginnice distinctionnicenessniceness of distinctionnuancepalateparticle of difference
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particularityparticularnessperfectionpointpoint of differencepolishprecisenessprecisianismprecisionpunctiliousnesspunctualityqualityquibblerefined discriminationrefined palaterefinementrightrightnessrigidityrigidnessrigorrigorousnessscrupulosityscrupulousnessselectivenesssensesensibilitysensitivityseverityshade of differencesophisticationstrictnesssubtle distinctionsubtletytacttactfulnesstastetastefulnesstextualismthe letterwide margin
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More general
13 entriesconformanceconformitydetaildistinctionetiquettefeatureimportmeaningnuancepolite conductsignificancesignificationsocial behavior
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9 entriesbusiness etiquettefine pointformal greetingslexical nuancelinguistic nuanceminor detailpragmatic nuancesemantic nuancetable manners
Collocations
6 entrieslinguistic nicetymatters of nicetyniceties of etiquettenicety of phrasingsocial nicetiesthe niceties of life
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
the fineness and niceties of words
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"But," the writer, Dr. Beattie, adds, "this is a needless nicety, and, if adopted, would introduce a confusion into the grammatical art. {...}"
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It’s just that when I’ve been stripped of my possessions, my dignity and any semblance of personal space and then strapped in for a multihour spell in the world’s most cramped and crappy bar car, the little niceties go a long way toward keeping me – keeping everyone – sane.
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