different between aptness vs nicety

English

Etymology

apt +? -ness

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æptn?s/

Noun

aptness (countable and uncountable, plural aptnesses)

1. suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
2. disposition of the mind; propensity

3. speed or readiness in learning; docility

4. proneness; tendency

Translations

References

• aptness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Stepans, pantses, patness

English

Etymology

From Middle English nicetee, from Old French niceté (“simpleness, foolishness”), from nice (“simple, foolish”); equivalent to nice +? -ity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na?s?ti/

Noun

nicety (countable and uncountable, plural niceties)

1. A small detail or distinction.

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

   • the fineness and niceties of words

2. Subtlety or precision of use.

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

3. Delicacy of character or feeling usually from excessive refinement; fastidiousness
4. (obsolete) That which is delicate to the taste.

Derived terms

• to a nicety

Translations

Further reading

• nicety in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• nicety in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• nicety at OneLook Dictionary Search