niceties

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A small detail that is nice or polite to have but isn't necessary

We met the new captain while we were taking enemy fire and were unable to observe the niceties of formal introductions.

nicety
Subtlety or precision of use

A rocket propelled grenade doesn't have the nicety of a sniper round, but you must admit its effectiveness.

nicety
{n} accuracy, minuteness, delicacy, dainty
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conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"
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A small detail that is nice or polite to have but isnt necessary
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{i} slight distinction; precision; fine detail; delicateness
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The niceties of a situation are its details, especially with regard to good manners or the appropriate behaviour for that situation. By the end of term, girls will have learnt the niceties of dinner party conversation He wasted no time with social niceties
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Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision
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The quality or state of being nice in any of the senses of that word
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A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction
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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"
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