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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nicety /ˈnʌɪsɪti/

▶noun (pl. niceties) a fine detail or distinction.

■ a detail of etiquette.

■ accuracy or precision.

– phrases
to a nicety precisely.

– origin ME (in the sense ‘foolish conduct’): from OFr. nicete, based on L. nescius (see nice).

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ethical side of the niceties of life enjoyment
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