Antonyms for nicety
ˈnaɪ sɪ tinice·ty

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1. justness, rightness, nicetynoun

   conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety

   "it was performed with justness and beauty"

   Synonyms:
   shade, justness, correctness, subtlety, justice, nuance, appropriateness, refinement, rightness

2. nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinementnoun

   a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

   "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

   Synonyms:
   cultivation, wraith, shade, refinement, shadiness, polish, refining, rightness, specter, ghost, purification, tincture, tint, nuance, shadowiness, culture, civilization, spectre, spook, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, tone, finish, justness, niceness, tad

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1. nicetynoun

   Synonyms:
   niceness, precision, punctilio, subtlety, fine point

How to use nicety in a sentence?

1. Maya Angelou:

   A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.

2. Dean Acheson:

   The task of a public officer seeking to explain and gain support for a major policy is not that of the writer of a doctoral thesis, qualification must give way to simplicity of statement, nicety and nuance to bluntness, almost brutality, in carrying home a point.

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