nicety
Definitions
A fine detail or subtle distinction.
A polite or refined social gesture or convention.
A state of precision or delicacy.
Examples
He observed every social nicety to ensure his guests felt comfortable.
The contract was debated down to the last legal nicety.
She appreciated the small nicety of having her coffee brought to her desk each morning.
Synonyms
nuance refinement subtlety precision detail delicacy distinction
Antonyms
coarseness bluntness imprecision roughness inexactness crudeness generalization