nicety

No amount of nicety can get those things back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Said by anyone else, this nicety is unremarkable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

Many of those places, however, cost money to access — whether it’s a gym membership or the social nicety to buy a latte at a coffee shop.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

For Loudoun County, a rushing attack isn’t so much a nicety as it is a necessity, a prerequisite for the brand of football that’s conducive to frigid postseason nights.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2022

For he is very wise, and weighs all things to a nicety in the scales of his malice.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The public remarks from the two leaders have teemed with warm words and diplomatic niceties.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Weeks before, his predecessor, Sir Philip Barton, had worked through the formal niceties of confirming Lord Mandelson's appointment to Washington, such as writing to the King about it on the 18th of December.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Bessent’s criticisms of the Fed’s spending on its building renovation and other niceties suggest its budget could shrink, too.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

As they discuss the niceties and textual flaws of the classics they love as much as life itself, Stoppard’s playfulness is tinged with rue; the older man cannot prevent the younger’s heartbreak to come.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025

While the Adams style generated a host of memorable epigrammatic flashes, it was the worst-possible vehicle for sustaining the diplomatic niceties.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis