<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol.</li><li>a fine distinction; subtlety; detail: the niceties of the filigree work.</li><li>Usually niceties: a refined, elegant, or choice feature, as of manner or living: working hard to acquire the niceties of life.</li><li>exactness or precision.</li><li>the quality of being nice; niceness.</li><li>delicacy of character, as of something requiring care or tact: a matter of considerable nicety.</li></ul>