n.; pl. Niceties [ OE. niceté foolishness. ] 1. The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.). [ 1913 Webster ]

The miller smiled of her nicety. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fineness and niceties of words. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

To a nicety, with great exactness or accuracy. [ 1913 Webster ]